Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Deaths from Phthisis. Five years—1920-1924.
Year | Estimated Population | All Ages | Sub-Districts | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Souls | St. Mary | Christ Church | St. John | |||
1320 | 101,856 | 94 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 14 |
1921 | 105,200 | 102 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 14 |
1922 | 105,200 | 98 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 14 |
1923 | 105,400 | 94 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 17 |
1924 | 105,300 | 98 | 18 | 32 | 35 | 13 |
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The distribution of the 98 deaths was as follows:—In Poor Law Institutions,
35; general and other hospitals, 23; and at home, 40.
Of those who died 53 were insured (41 males and 12 females), and 43 uninsured
(22 males and 21 females). In addition there were 2 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 178.
The following table prepared at the request of the Ministry of Health contains
information with regard to age and sex distribution that may be found interesting.
Age Periods
NEW CASES
DEATHS
Pulmonary
Non-Pulmonary
Pulmonary
Non-Pulmonary
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
0—1
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
1
1—5
—
1
6
3
—
—
1
3
5—10
7
1
6
2
—
—
—
-
10—15
4
15
7
4
—
2
-
-
15—20
6
8
3
—
—
5
—
-
20—25
8
10
1
—
1
1
-
1
25—35
14
22
1
2
1
1
-
-
35—45
13
11
1
2
3
2
-
-
45—55
19
11
1
1
7
1
-
-
65 -65
14
4
1
1
7
3
1
-
65 and upwards
7
4
1
~~
1
1
-
1
Totals
92
87
28
17
20
16
2
6
The following table, giving information as to the localisation of the disease,
brings out no fact to which attention has not already been directed.