London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
The following table relating to sex and age distribution of the deaths from phthisis, brings out the usual facts, viz., that the majority of the deaths occur at the middle periods of life, and that more males die of the disease than females.
| Ages. | Under 10 | 10 and under 20 | 20 and under 30 | 30 and under 40 | 40 and under 50 | 50 and under 60 | 60 and under 70 | 70 and upwards | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 3 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 109 |
| Females | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 63 |
| Totals | 8 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 45 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 172 |
| No occupation. | Work with exposure. | Sedentary work. | Professional work. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workmen. | Foremen, Masters, etc. | Workmen. | Foremen, Masters, etc. | |||
| 3 | 63 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 109 |
| No occupation or house work. | Work with exposure. | Sedentary work. | Professional work. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 1 | 8 | — | 63 |
Information with regard to the work carried out by living patients is given in the
table at page 40, which has been introduced at the suggestion of the Medical Officer of
Health of the London County Council who, believing that conclusions of some
importance may be arrived at by an analysis of statistics collected from all over
London, has asked the Medical Officer of Health of each of the Boroughs to
co-operate with him in getting them together.
Prevention of Consumption.—During 1911 the extension in the direct action
for the prevention of consumption, which took place at the end of 1910, as a result of
the establishment of the Dispensary in the Borough, was continued.