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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (acres) 1,427.8 (exclusive of water); 1,473 (including water).
Population (1921) 104,173. (1931) 97,620. (Estimated 1936) 92,400.
Number of inhabited houses (1921) 18,507; (1931) 17,575.
Number of inhabited houses and flats (end of 1936) according to Rate Books,
19,420.
Number of families or separate occupiers (1931) 27,352
Rateable value. £3,440,588
Sum represented by a penny rate. £13,069.
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
Live Births-
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 781 | 405 | 376 | Birth Rate, 9.8 per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. |
| Illegitimate | 125 | 56 | 69 | |
| Still Births, | 32 | Rate per 1,000 total | ||
| births, 34 | ||||
| Deaths, | 1,169 | Death Rate, 12.5 | ||
| per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | ||||
Percentage of total deaths of residents occuring in public institutions, 10.2.
Deaths from Puerperal causes:
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total births | |
|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis | nil | — |
| Other Puerperal causes | 2 | 2.1 |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age | ||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 75 | |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births | 64 | |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births | 144 | |
| Deaths from Cancer, 195. | ||
| Deaths from Measles, 8. | ||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough, 5. | ||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea, (under 2 years) 22. | ||
POPULATION.
The population estimated to the middle of 1936 by the Registrar-General is
shown below and is that used in calculating the various rates eiven in this report.
For information the estimated population of each of the Wards is also set out and for comparison the estimated figures for 1931 and of the Census of 1931.
| Year. | The Borough. | All Souls. | St. Mary, | Christ Church. | St. John. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | 1931 | 97,620 | 22,380 | 25,667 | 29,636 | 19,937 |
| Estimated to | 1931 | 93,460 | 21,422 | 24,575 | 28,375 | 19,088 |
| middle of | ||||||
| ” | 1936 | 92,400 | 21,165 | 24,285 | 28,150 | 18,800 |