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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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The birth and death-rates, as deduced from the five weeks' statistics, are
as follows : —
All Souls, birth-rate 19.8 ; death-rate 13.6.
Rectory, birth-rate 21.6 ; death-rate 11.8.
St. Mary, birth-rate 28.7: death-rate 16.5.
Christ Church, birth-rate 23.7 ; death-rate 17.4.
St. John, birth-rate 22.2 ; death-rate 16.5.
The whole district, birth-rate 22.9 ; death-rate 15.3.
The average death-rates for five years (1898 to 1902) for the corresponding
period were as follows :—All Souls, 13.7 ; ltectory, 16.7 ; St. Mary, 19.0 ;
Christ Church, 19.7; St. John, 21.3; the whole district, 17.9.
The following table gives, as usual, facilities for comparing the relative
mortality from certain classes of disease and proportion to 1,000 deaths
from all causes.
| Total Deaths. 4 weeks ending May 30th, 1903. | Proportion ofthedeaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 4 weeks ending May 30,1903. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1898-1902. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. Tubercular | ||||
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza,Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Sorofula, Rickets, and Tabes.