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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 five weeks' statistics
are as follows:—
All Souls, birth-rate 13.0; death-rate 15.0.
St. Mary, birth-rate 18.6; death-rate 15.6.
Christ Church, birth-rate 30.5 ; death-rate 18.1.
St. John, birth-rate 22.4 ; death-rate 18.8.
The whole district, birth-rate 21.2; death-rate 16.7.
The average death-rates for ten years (1896 to 1905) for the corresponding
period were as follows:—All Souls, 13.9; St. Mary, 17.9; Christ Church,
20.0; St. John, 17.5; the whole district, 17.3.
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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING MAY 5th, 1906, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
| Total Deaths. 5 weeks ending May 5th, 1906. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 5 weeks ending May 5, 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 | 14 | 65 | 1.09 | 2.09 |
| 2. Pulmonary other than Phthisis | 61 | 238 | 3.98 | 4.16 |
| 3. Tubercular | 28 | 131 | 2.18 | 2.11 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula. Rickets, and Tabes.