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Marylebone 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: TABLE III.— TABLE OF POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, in the Sanitary District of ST. MARYLEBONE, during the March Quarter, 1905; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

TABLE III.— TABLE OF POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, in the Sanitary District of ST. MARYLEBONE, during the March Quarter, 1905; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

(a)All SoulsRectorySt. MartChrist ChurchSt. JohnTotals
Population (c) At all Ages.(b) Census 190135,39119,84918,09939,53620,426133,301
Registered Births138858726494668
(d) Aged under 5 or over 5.Under 55 upwardsUnder 55 upwardsUnder 55 upwardsUnder 55 upwardsUnder 55 upwardsUnder 55 upwards
New Casks op Sickness in each Locality coming to the knowledge of the medical Officer of Health.1.Smallpox. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
2.Scarlatina41237. .287312029
3.Diphtheria4521. .126221015
4.Membranous Croup. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Fevers.5. Typhus. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
6. Enteric or Typhoid. .2. .3. .. .. .2. .2. .8
7. Continued. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
8. Relapsing. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
9. Puerperal. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1
10Cholera... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
11Erysipelas. .3. .17. .4. .6. .4. .34
Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in theSeveral Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospitals.1.Smallpox. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
2.Scarlatina411262187311926
3.Diphtheria4411. .. .2621912
4.Membranous Croup. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Fevers.5. Typhus. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
6. Enteric or Typhoid. .2. .2. .. .. .2. .1. .7
7. Continued. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
8. Relapsing. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
9. Puerperal. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
10Cholera. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
11Erysipelas. .. .. .12. .1. .2. .1. .16