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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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rate for iqo8 was 104.3, and the average for the preceding ten years 141.7.
The only year showing a lower rate is 1907, when it fell to 102.2 per 1,000, only
one point below that for 1909. The number of infant deaths in 1907 was higher
by 5 (264) than that in 1909. The rates for other Boroughs are shown in the table
on page 9, and may be compared with that of St. Marylebone. The position
occupied in 1908 was eleventh, with a rate of 104, the Boroughs with lower rates
including Hampstead, Holborn, Westminster and Lewisham. For 1909, St.
Marylebone is 9th in the list, 8 only having lower rates.
Causes of Infantile Mortality and Ages at Death.
The following Tables show the ages at which death occurred amongst the
259 infants who died in 1909, and the causes to which death was attributable.
The figures relating to each of the registration sub-districts are also given.
TABLE II.
| Sub-District. | Months. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total | |
| All Souls | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| St. Mary | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| Christ Church | 37 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 123 |
| St. John | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| Totals | 98 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 259 |
TABLE III.
| Cause of Death. | Diarrhoea. | Prematurity. | Marasmus, Atrophy and Debility | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Convulsions. | Suffocation. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Tuberculosis. | Meningitis including Tuberculous. | Miscellaneous. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls | 10 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 59 | ||
| St. Mary | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 49 |
| Christ Church | 18 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 123 |
| St. John | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | |
| Totals | 35 | 92 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 259 |