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Marylebone 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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NOTEWORTHY CAUSES OF SICKNESS.
The Ministry of Health require information as to any causes of sickness or
invalidity which have been specially noteworthy in the area during the year; any
conditions of occupation or environment which appear to have had a prejudicial
effect on health; and any evidence, statistical or otherwise, that unemployment has
exercised any significant influence on the health or physique of children or adults.
There is nothing to report in respect of any of the questions raised by the Ministry.
POPULATION.
The population estimated to the middle of 1937 by the Registrar-General is
shown in Table 2, and is that used in calculating the various rates given in this
report. For information, the estimated population of each of the Sub-Districts is
also set out and for comparison the estimated figures for 1931 and of the Census of
1931.
TABLE 2.
| Basis | Year. | The Borough. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | 1931 | 97,620 | 25,667 | 22,380 | 28,060 | 19,937 |
| Estimated to middle of | 1931 | 93,460 | 24,575 | 21,422 | 29,636 | 19,088 |
| ,, | 1937 | 92,110 | 24,210 | 21,100 | 28,375 | 18,740 |
BIRTHS.
Registration.—The number of births registered during 1937 was 859,* being
47 less than in 1936. Of the children born, 429 were boys and 430 girls. The birth
rate per 1,000 of the population was 9.32, as against 9.78 in 1936.
Table 3 contains a comparison of the rates in the several registration subdistricts
and the Borough as a whole for 1937, with those of each of the five previous
years.
TABLE 3.
| Sub-District | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls | 8.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.0 |
| St. Mary | 11.2 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Christ Church | 13.5 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 11.9 |
| St. John | 9.1 | 11.0 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 9.9 |
| The Borough | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
*This figure is exclusive of births occurring in the Borough to persons usually non-resident
therein, but includes 312 births which occurred outside the district, and which have been transferred
as belonging to St. Marylebone:—
Legitimate Males 117
,, Females 114
Illegitimate Males 39
„ Females 42
Total 312