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Marylebone 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VIII.
Deaths from Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases.
| Year. | No. of Deaths. | Population. | Rate per 1,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 186 | 98,573 | 1.88 |
| 1917 | 169 | 92,796 | 1.82 |
| 1918 | 190 | 98,526 | 1.93 |
| 1919 | 116 | 97,953 | 1.18 |
| 1920 | 122 | 101,856 | 1.9 |
| 1921 | 117 | 105,200 | 1.ll |
| 1922 | 127 | 105,200 | 1.20 |
| 1923 | 115 | 105,400 | 1.09 |
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
The number of deaths due to bronchitis, pneumonia, and other diseases of the
organs of respiration was 283. This is lower by 42 than the figure (325) for 1922.
The death rate was 2'6 per 1,000. In 1922 the rate was 3.0.
The number of deaths certified to be due to bronchitis was 144 as against 151 in
1922. Of this number 103 were amongst persons aged 65 and upwards, and 33
amongst those of the age group 45—65.
The deaths traceable to pneumonia numbered 117, and as in the case of
bronchitis the later age groups contributed the greatest numbers, though 20 of the
deaths occurred amongst children under 2 years of age.
The number of cases of pneumonia notified was 51. Of the patients 10 were
aged 5—15, the other age periods contributing smaller numbers. Further particulars
with regard to distribution of the cases, both in relation to age and residence will be
found in the table on page 79.
CANCER OR MALIGNANT DISEASE.
The number of deaths due to cancer was 159 and the death rate 1.50 per 1000
of the population. In 1922 the figures were higher, the total being 173 and the
death rate 1.51 per 1,000 of the population.
Information with regard to the age at which death occurred and situation of the disease, is given in the following tables:—
| 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 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 64 |
| Females | - | — | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 95 |
| Totals | — | — | 3 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 44 | 48 | 159 |