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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The following short table shows the death-rates in the several registration sub-districts in 1931, and compares them with those of the years onward from 1925:—
1925 | 1928 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Souls | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 13.3 | 102 | 10.8 |
St. Mary | 12.5 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 12.4 |
Christ Church | 12.9 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 13.1 |
St. John | 12.5 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 12.6 |
The Borough | 11.0 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 12.3 |
District births and deaths for the year ended 2nd January, 1932, are given in the following table. A further table giving the vital statistics of separate localities for 1931, and the ten preceding years, will be found amongst the Ministry of Health Tables on page 76.
Sub-District. | Population estimated to middle of 1931. | Males. | Births. | Deaths. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |||
All Souls | 21,425 | 98 | 92 | 190 | 123 | 121 | 244 |
St. Mary | 24,574 | 129 | 106 | 235 | 148 | 183 | 331 |
Christ Church | 28,374 | 204 | 205 | 409 | 202 | 192 | 394 |
St. John | 19,087 | 120 | 113 | 233 | 132 | 124 | 256 |
The Borough | 93,460 | 551 | 516 | 1,067 | 605 | 619 | 1,225 |
The following' table shows the number of deaths that took place amongst
infants under 1 year and adults of 65 years and upwards in each of the four
quarters of 1931. For purposes of comparison the table for 1930 is reproduced.
The considerable increase in the number of deaths amongst the aged, particularly in the March quarter, will be noted, as well as the fact that except in the last quarter of the year the number of infant deaths showed a slight reduction.
1931.
January- | April- | July- | October- | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March | June | Septembei | December | ||
Infants under 1 year | 20 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 70 |
Persons of 65 years and upwards | 196 | 137 | 106 | 150 | 592 |
1930. | |||||
January- | April- | July- | October- | Total | |
March | June | September | December | ||
Infants under 1 year | 25 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 77 |
Persons of 65 years and upwards | 158 | 116 | 122 | 180 | 526 |