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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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affections of the brain coverings (meninges), peritoneum, etc., accounting for
the remaining 30. The total deaths due to tubercular diseases in 1908 was
203, and in 1907, 229. The following table gives the rates for these and other
years.
TABLE V.
DEATHS FROM PHTHISIS AND OTHER TUBERCULAR DISEASES.
| Year. | No. of Cases, | Population. | Rate per 1000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 200 | 126,027 | 1.58 |
| 1908 | 203 | 126,867 | 1.70 |
| 1907 | 229 | 127,718 | 1.79 |
| 1906 | 244 | 127,960 | 1.90 |
| 1905 | 248 | 129,453 | 1.92 |
Respiratory Diseases.
The conditions referred to as respiratory diseases include bronchitis, pneumonia,
pleurisy and certain other diseases of the respiratory organs, the figures
for the first-named being 209, and for the second 105; total 314, death rate 24
per 1,000. The figure for 1908, in which year the weather conditions were less
severe than in 1909, was 298, and the death rate 2.5.
Cancer and Malignant Disease.
During 1909, cancer or malignant disease was certified as the cause of death
in 156 cases. The death rate was 12 per 1,000.
The number of females who died from the disease exceeded the number of males by 24, and the bulk of the deaths in both sexes occurred, as shown in the accompanying table, at ages over 50.
| Ages. | Under 10 | 10 and under 20 | 20 and under 30 | 30 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 50 and under 60 | 60 and under 70 | 70 and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 12 |
| F emales | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| Totals | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 49 | 38 |