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Marylebone 1905
[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 thirteen weeks' statistics
are as follows:—
All Souls, birth-rate 14.3; death-rate 12.6.
Rectory, birth-rate 16.9; death-rate 12.1.
St. Mary, birth-rate 201 : death-rate 133.
Christ Church, birth-rate 27 8: death-rate 18'6.
St. John, birth-rate 18.9 ; death-rate 16.5.
The whole district, birth-rate 23.3; death-rate 15.1.
The average death-rates for five years (1900 to 1904) for the corresponding
period were as follows:—All Souls, 13.7; ltectory, 15*8; St. Mary, 14.9;
Christ Church, 19.8; St. John, 17.4; the whole district, 16.4.
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 JULY 1st, 1905, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES:-
| Total Deaths. 13 weeks ending July 1st, 1905. | Proportion of I be deal hs to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 13 weeks ending July 1, 1905. | Rate >per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1900-1904. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deaths from the chief Zymotic | 50 | 100 | 1.54 | 1.49 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 110 | 220 | 1.65 | 3.10 |
| 3. Tubercular | 57 | 114 | 2.47 | 2.13 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet l ever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.