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Marylebone 1931

[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:—

1925192819271928192919301931
All Souls9.29.69.79.913.310210.8
St. Mary12.513.614.212.013.811.512.4
Christ Church12.913.612.613.415.811.813.1
St. John12.514.311.912.813.812.112.6
The Borough11.011.911.311.113.210.612.3

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 Souls21,4259892190123121244
St. Mary24,574129106235148183331
Christ Church28,374204205409202192394
St. John19,087120113233132124256
The Borough93,4605515161,0676056191,225

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
MarchJuneSeptembeiDecember
Infants under 1 year2017122170
Persons of 65 years and upwards196137106150592
1930.
January-April-July-October-Total
MarchJuneSeptemberDecember
Infants under 1 year2520161677
Persons of 65 years and upwards158116122180526