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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 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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For purposes of comparison the table for 1914 is reproduced from the report for
that year. It is interesting to note that while the figures relating to infants have
fallen those for the elderly are quite distinctly higher. The distribution of the
deaths is the same in each of the two years, the heaviest incidence in both old and
young falling in the first and last quarter.

Table: 1919

1919

January-April-July-October-Total
MarchJuneSeptemberDecember
Infants under 1 year46322940147
Persons of 65 years and upwards22712890158603
1914
January-April-July-October-
MarchJuneSeptemberDecember
Infants under 1 year62454954210
Persons of 65 years and upwards18512796126534

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DEATHS IN RELATION TO AGE.

Table: The age distribution of the deaths that occurred in 1919 is shown in the following table, which gives also, for the purpose of comparison, the figures for each age group since 1913.

The age distribution of the deaths that occurred in 1919 is shown in the following table, which gives also, for the purpose of comparison, the figures for each age group since 1913.

Age PeriodsUnder 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and upwardsAt all Ages
1913195664751362294485551,627
1914210383842542284615341,605
1915178744637591944636461,697
1916188413139531964276131,588
1917182727635511914165571,580
19181526349591053444945691,835
1919147343935422274416031,568

Table: The percentage relation of each group to the total number of deaths in 1919 is shown below.

The percentage relation of each group to the total number of deaths in 1919 is shown below.

Under 1 year9.4 per cent.
1 and „ 2 years2.1 „
2 ,, „ 5 „2.4 „
5 „ „ 15 „2.1 „
15 „ „ 25 „2.5 „
25 „ „ 45 ,,14.5 „
45 ,, „ 65 „28.6 „
65 „ upwards38.4 „