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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 distribution of the 152 deaths was as follows:- In Poor Law Institutions
82; general and other hospitals, 17; at home, 53.
Of those who died 37 were insured and 115 uninsured.
As it may be useful for statistical purposes it may be mentioned that while the
deaths numbered 152 the notified cases of pulmonary tuberculosis totalled 424.
Tables similar to those printed below and showing the age distribution of the
deaths and the occupation of the patients have appeared in previous reports. No
comment with regard to them is necessary since no fact to which attention has not
already been directed is brought out.
Deaths from Phthisis—Age and Sex Distribution.
| Ages. | Under 10 | 10 and under 20 | 20 and under 30 | 30 and under 10 | 40 and under 50 | 50 and under 60 | 60 and under 70 | 70 and upwards | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 96 |
| Females | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | 56 |
| Totals | 4 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 152 |
Deaths from Phthisis in relation to Occupation. MALES.
| Work with exposure. | Sedentary work. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No occupation. | Workmen. | Foremen, Masters, etc. | Workmen. | Foremen, Masters, etc. | Professional work. | Total. |
| 7 | 55 | — | 27 | 5 | 2 | 96 |
FEMALES.
| No occupation or house work. | Work with exposure. | Sedentary work. | Professional work. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 | 12 | — | 56 |
Prevention of Consumption.—So far as prevention is concerned the methods
followed in 1914 were largely those in vogue in former years and more than once
described in previous reports.