Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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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.
SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE MORTALITY DURING THE THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDING MARCH 26TH, 1904, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES:—
Total Deaths. 13 weeks ending Mar. 26th, 1904. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 13 weeks ending Mar. 26,1904. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1898-1903. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Deaths from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 67 | 102 | 2.05 | 2.69 |
2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 171 | 261 | 5.14 | 5.87 |
3. Tubercular | 80 | 122 | 2.40 | 2.72 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.