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Marylebone 1907
[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 three month's statistics
are as follows :—
All Souls, birth-rate 17.0 ; death-rate 15.5.
St. Mary, birth-rate I5.9; death-rate 18.7.
Christ Church, birth-rate 28.9 ; death-rate 24.5.
St. John, birth-rate 20.8; death-rate 21.0.
The whole district, birth-rate 20.7; death-rate 19.9.
The average death-rates for ten years (1897 to 1906) for the corresponding
period were as follows:—All Souls, 16.6; St. Mary, 22.0; Christ Church,
19.3; St. John, 25.1; the whole district, 20.4.
TABLE I.
SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE MORTALITY DURING THE THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDING MARCH 30TH, 1907, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES: -
| Total Deaths. 13 weeks ending March 30th, 1907. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 13 weeks ending Mar. 30, 1907. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1897-1906. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deaths from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 44 | 69 | 137 | 2.21 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 170 | 265 | 5.29 | 5.48 |
| 3. Tubercular | 70 | 109 | 218 | 2.66 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.