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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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Births and Deaths.
The birth and death-rates, as deduced from the three months' statistics,
are as follows :—
All Souls, birth-rate 14.1; death-rate 13.9.
Rectory, birth-rate 19.4 death-rate 12.1.
St. Mary, birth-rate 22.3: death-rate 14.4.
Christ Church, birth-rate 23.7 : death-rate 14.4,
St. John, birth-rate 18.8; death-rate 15.9.
The whole district, birth-rate 19.6; death-rate 13.5.
The average death-rates for five years (1897 to 1902) for the corresponding
period were as follows :—All Souls, 13.2 ; Rectory, 15.6 ; St. Mary, 16.9 ;
Christ Church, 18.7 ; St. John, 18.8; the whole district, 16.5.
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.
TABLE I.
| Total Deaths. 13weeks ending Sept. 26th,1903. | Proportion ofthedeaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 13 weeks ending Sept. 26,1903. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1897-1902. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | ||||
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza,Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes,