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Marylebone 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Deaths from Phthisis.—Some reference has already been made to the matter
of deaths from tuberculosis and at this point it is proposed only to deal with the
figures relating- to tuberculosis of the lung's (consumption or phthisis).
During 1930 the total number certified as due to this cause was 75, the deathrate
being 0.7 per 1,000. In 1925 the deaths numbered 80, the death rate being
the same as in 1930. The distribution of the deaths according to registration
districts is shown in the accompanying table, which gives also the figures for each
of the 6 years 1925—1930.
Deaths from Phthisis.
| Year | Estimated Population | All Ages | Sub-Districts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls | St. Mary | Christ Church | St. John | |||
| 1925 | 106,100 | 80 | 15 | 30 | 25 | 10 |
| 1926 | 105,800 | 94 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 17 |
| 1927 | 103,500 | 76 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 10 |
| 1928 | 104,000 | 86 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 12 |
| 1929 | 102,400 | 89 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 10 |
| 1930 | 102,400 | 75 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 12 |
The distribution of the 75 deaths was as follows:—In Poor Law Institutions,
35; in general and other hospitals, 17; and at home, 23.
Of those who died 37 were insured (26 males and 11 females), and 38 uninsured
(15 males and 23 females). In addition there were 4 children.
As it may be useful for statistical purposes it may be mentioned that while the
deaths numbered 75, the notified cases of pulmonary tuberculosis totalled 141.
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 | ALL DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0—1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1—5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 5—10 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10—15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 15—20 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 20—25 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 25—35 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | — |
| 35—45 | 12 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 1 |
| 45—55 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 55 -65 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 10 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 93 | 73 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 4 |
*Including all cases known otherwise than by notification.
The following table, giving information as to localisation of the disease,
brings out no fact to which attention has not already been directed.