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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following short table shows the death rates in the several registration sub-districts in 1914 and compares them with those of the three previous years:—
| 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls | 12.7 | 13.9 | 12.0 | 11.2 | |
| St. Mary | 13.1 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 12.6 | |
| Christ Church | 19.7 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 18.0 | |
| St. John | 15.9 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 |
District births and deaths for the 52 weeks ended 26th December are given in
the following table (Table I.). A further table giving the vital statistics of separate
localities for 1914 and the ten preceding years, will be found amongst the Local
Government Board Tables on page 90.
TABLE I.
| Sub-District. | Population. estimated to Middle of Year 1914. | Births. | Deaths. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| All Souls | 28,158 | 230 | 205 | 435 | 174 | 143 | 317 |
| St. Mary | 30,678 | 212 | 206 | 418 | 205 | 183 | 388 |
| Christ Church | 34,895 | 482 | 455 | 937 | 332 | 298 | 630 |
| St. John | 19,161 | 171 | 167 | 338 | 120 | 150 | 270 |
| The Borough | 112,892 | 1,095 | 1,033 | 2,128 | 831 | 774 | 1,605 |
The usual table showing the number of deaths that took place amongst infants
under 1 year and adults of 65 years and upwards in each of the four quarters of the
year, is given below. Generally speaking the year, as compared with its predecessor,
was more favourable to the old than to the young. The total number of persons
over 65 was lower by 21 than in 1913, whereas 15 more babies died in 1914 than in
the previous year. In the case of the babies the only quarter that showed a lower
figure on comparison was the first, the last two quarters, particularly that of JulySeptember,
being very distinctly higher. Amongst the elderly these two quarters
were also slightly more fatal than in 1913. The first quarter was the most fatal for
both groups, though the difference between it and the others was more marked in the
case of adults than in the infants. For babies, as a matter of fact, as will be shown
later, 1914 was an infinitely more trying year than 1913, and as evidence of this there
may be taken the fact that differences between the numbers dying in each of the
quarters were so comparatively small. In 1913 it was noted that three times as many
infants died between January and March as between July and September. In 1914
the difference was only 13 and the figure for the quarter was 20 above that for the
corresponding quarter of the year before.
January-March. April-June. July-September. October-December. Total.
Infants under 1 year 62 45 49 54 210
Persons of 65 years and upwards 185 127 96 126 534