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Marylebone 1905
[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 15.1; death-rate 15.5.
Rectory, birth-rate 17.1; death-rate 16.7.
St. Mary, birth-rate 19.2: death-rate 16.1.
Christ Church, birth-rate 26.7: death-rate 19.8
St. John, birth-rate 18.4: death-rate 20.4.
The whole district, birth-rate 20.9; death-rate 17.5.
The average death-rates for five years (1899 to 1904) for the corresponding
period were as follows:—All Souls, 17.6; Rectory, 23.7; St. Mary, 20.2;
Christ Church, 24.9; St. John, 18.7; the whole district, 209.
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 APRIL 1st, 1905, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES: -
| Total Deaths. 13 weeks ending April 1st 1905. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 13 weeks ending Apl. 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 Diseases | 39 | 67 | 1.17 | 2.53 |
| 2. Puimonarv, other than Phthisis | 160 | 275 | 4.81 | 5.66 |
| 3. Tubercular | 73 | 126 | 2.19 | 2.70 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.