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Marylebone 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS AND DEATH RATES.
The number of deaths registered in 1928 was 1,238. This figure is inclusive
of persons who, though normally resident in the Borough, died in institutions
outside, but exclusive of persons, who, though they died in St. Marylebone, were
ordinarily resident in other parts of England or Wales. Deaths of persons
ordinarily resident outside the borders of England and Wales are included in the
St. Marylebone figures, if they occur in the Borough.
The corrected death-rate* per thousand for the year was „.14.
In the previous year, the rate was „.35, and the number of deaths 1,262.
The following short table shows the death rates in the several registration sub-districts in 1928. and compares them with those of the preceding: 5 years:-
| 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1928 | 1927 | 1928 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| St. Mary | 12.3 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 12.0 |
| Christ Church | 12.5 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 13.4 |
| St. John | 13.0 | „.6 | 12.5 | 14.3 | „.9 | 12.8 |
| The Borough | „.7 | 13.6 | „.0 | „.9 | „.8 | „.1 |
A further table giving the vital statistics of seprate
localities for 1928, and the ten preceding years will be found amongst the Ministry of Health Tables on page 65.
| Sub-District. | Population estimated to middle of 1928. | Males. | Births. Females. | Total. | Males. | Deaths. Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls | 24,915 | 121 | 1ll | 232 | 125 | 123 | 248 |
| St. Mary | 26,638 | 139 | 146 | 285 | 159 | 140 | 299 |
| Christ Church | 32.371 | 274 | 259 | 533 | 227 | 207 | 434 |
| St. John | 20,076 | 135 | 132 | 267 | „7 | 140 | 257 |
| The Borough | 104,000 | 669 | 648 | 1,317 | 628 | 610 | 1,238 |
The following tame snows the number 91 deaths mat took place amongst infants under 1 year and adults of 65 years and upwards in each of the four quarters of 1928.
| 1928. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January-March | April-June | July- Seplember | October-December | Total | |
| Infants under 1 year | 40 | 33 | „ | 21 | 105 |
| Persons of 65 years and upwards | 172 | 136 | 80 | 146 | 534 |
Causes of and ages at Death.—General information with regard to the deaths
which occurred in the Borough during the year, mainly as to causes and the ages
at which death took plnce, is given in Table III of the Ministry of Health series at
page 68.
This same table gives the number of deaths from various specified causes which
occurred in institutions, in hospitals, nursing homes, etc. In each of the groups all
deaths, whether of residents or non-residents, are included, which accounts for the
fact that the total comes up to 868.
*By a "corrected death rate" is meant one which has been treated in such a way, raised or
lowered in a certain ratio, as to be comparable with the death rates similarly treated of other
districts. That " correction " is necessary is due to the fact that differences in death rates in various
areas are not entirely dependent upon the sanitary conditions existing in these areas, but also on the
constitution (age and sex) of the population. A population consisting of aged persons would show more
deaths than one consisting entirely of young and vigorous adults; a population made up of a large
number of males and a small number of females has more deaths and a higher death rate than one
in which the females outnumber the males. The death rates of such populations are not comparable
the one with the other nor with those of populations differently constituted. To overcome this
difficulty the Registrar General issues a "factor for correction " for each district which represents
the number of times which the actual death rate of each must be raised in order to permit of its
examination side by side with the rates of other districts. The " factor for correction " in the case of
St. Marylebone in 1928 is 0 944, and the corrected death rate is obtained by multiplying with this
figure the number of deaths per 1,000, calculated from the total deaths and the population estimated
to the middle of the year.