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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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The arrangements made by the London County Council, for providing treatment
for children and others, on the whole worked very smoothly in the Borough, and
little or no difficulty was experienced in obtaining the information required in
connection with the removal of the patients.
Deaths from Phthisis. The table given below shows the number of deaths
certified as due to consumption, and compares the figure for 1915 (135) with those
of preceding years.
The death rate for the year was 1.3 per 1,000, the same as in 1914.
T ABLE X.— DEATHS FROM PHTHISIS.
| Estimated Population. | Year. | All Ages. | Sub-Districts., | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
| 100,260 | 1915 | 135 | 31 | 37 | 52 | 15 |
| 112,892 | 1914 | 152 | 18 | 38 | 73 | 23 |
| 114,532 | 1913 | 149 | 32 | 40 | 57 | 20 |
| 114,532 | 1912 | 149 | 26 | 32 | 66 | 25 |
| 117,844 | 1911 | 172 | 51 | 30 | 65 | 26 |
| 125.195 | 1910 | 133 | 28 | 37 | 56 | 12 |
| 126,027 | 1909 | 170 | 43 | 41 | 66 | 20 |
| 126,867 | 1908 | 154 | 35 | 33 | 61 | 25 |
| 127,718 | 1907 | 179 | 42 | 46 | 61 | 27 |
| 127,900 | 190G | 197 | 36 | 64 | 73 | 21 |
The distribution of the deaths was as follows: in Poor Law Institutions, 79;
general and other hospitals, 23; at home, 33. The age and sex distribution of the
deaths is shown in the table following. Of those who died 34 were insured and 61
uninsured.
Deaths from Phthisis— Age and Sex Distribution.
| 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 | - | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 87 |
| Females | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | - | 48 |
| Totals | 1 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 135 |
Prevention of Consumption. The works of prevention inaugurated some years
ago, and described in previous reports, were continued during the year. The women
inspectors paid a great number of visits to notified cases, and in addition to giving