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Marylebone 1906
[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 16.5; death-rate 9.9.
St. Mary, birth-rate 16.8; death-rate 11.6.
Christ Church, birth-rate 25.5; death-rate 19.1.
St. John, birth-rate 21.7; death-rate 139.
The whole district, birth-rate 20.1; death-rate 13.8.
The average death-rates for ten years (1896 to 1905) for the corresponding
period were as follows:—All Souls, 13.1; St. Mary, 15.7; Christ Church,
18.7; St. John, 17.4; the whole district, 16.1.
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.
SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE MORTALITY DURING THE THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDING SEPTEMBER 29 th , 1906, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES:—
| Total Deaths. 13 weeks ending Sept. 29th, 1906. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 13 weeks ending Sept. 29,1906. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1896-1905. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deaths from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 96 | 210 | 2.89 | 3.24 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 42 | 92 | 1.26 | 1.93 |
| 3. Tubercular | 58 | 127 | 1.74 | 1.83 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.