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Marylebone 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Christ Church, birth-rate 29.0: death-rate 16.2.
St. John, birth-rate 20.2 ; death-rate 17.6.
The whole district, birth-rate 20.9; death-rate 15.9.
The average death-rates for ten years (1895 to 1905) for the corresponding
period were as follows -All Souls, 17.1 ; St. Mary, 22.2; Christ Church,
24.2; St. John, 20.7; the whole district, 21.0.
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 MARCH 31st, 1906 FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
| Total Deaths. 13 weeks ending Mar. 31st 1906. | Proportion ofthedeaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 13 weeks ending Mar. 31, 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 | 36 | 71 | 1.08 | 2.62 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 104 | 206 | 3.13 | 5.54 |
| 3. Tubercular | 66 | 131 | 1.98 | 2.22 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, M easles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.