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Marylebone 1904
[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 18.8; death-rate 14.1.
Rectory, birth-rate 15.7 ; death-rate 12.8.
St. Mary, birth-rate 27.0; death-rate 16.1.
Christ Church, birth-rate 27.9 ; death-rate 15.3.
St. John, birth-rate 25.4 ; death-rate 16.3.
The whole district, birth-rate 23.2; death-rate 14.7.
The average death-rates for five years (1899 to 1903) for the corresponding
period were as follows:—All Souls, 13.8; Rectory, 17.7; St Mary, 16.5;
Christ Church, 19.5; St. John. 17.5; the whole district, 16.8.
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.
SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE MORTALITY DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING APRIL 30TH, 1904, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
| Total Deaths. 5 weeks ending April 30th, 1904. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 5 weeks ending Apr. 30, 1904. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1897-1903. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deaths from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 21 | 111 | 1.64 | 1.72 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 40 | 211 | 3.12 | 3.92 |
| 3. Tubercular | 25 | 132 | 1.95 | 2.23 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.