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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 1904
[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 15.3; death-rate 12.0.
Rectory, birth-rate 21.6 ; death-rate 8.5.
St. Mary, birth-rate 24.1 : death-rate 17.2.
Christ Church, birth-rate 26.3 ; death-rate 16.5.
St. John, birth-rate 18.0 ; death-rate 12.9.
The whole district, birth-rate 20.4; death-rate 14.4.
The average death-rates for five years (1898 to 1903) for the corresponding
period were as follows:- All Souls, 12.8; Rectory, 14.3; St. Mary, 15.9;
Christ Church, 18.6; St. John, 17.6; the whole district, 15.8.
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. 13 weeks ending Sept. 24th, 1904. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from ail causes. 13 weeks ending Sept. 24,1904. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1898-1903. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.