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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Deaths from Phthisis.
Five years—1918-1922.
| Year. | Estimated Population. | All Ages. | Sub-Districts. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
| 1918 | 98,526 | 167 | 45 | 39 | 60 | 23 |
| 1919 | 97,953 | 104 | 12 | 27 | 53 | 12 |
| 1920 | 101,856 | 94 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 14 |
| 1921 | 105,200 | 102 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 14 |
| 1922 | 105,200 | 98 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 14 |
The distribution of the 98 deaths was as follows:—In Poor Law Institutions,
46; general and other hospitals, 22; and at home, 30.
Of those who died 57 were insured (41 males and 16 females), and 36 uninsured
(10 males and 26 females). In addition there were 5 children.
As it may be useful for statistical purposes it may be mentioned that while the
deaths numbered 98 the notified cases of pulmonary tuberculosis totalled 170. The
age and sex distribution of the deaths is shown in the following table.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hales | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 50 |
| Females | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 48 |
| Totals | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 98 |
The following table, giving information as to the localization of the disease,
brings out no fact to which attention has not already been directed.