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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 2.
Cancer : Ages at Death.
| Ages. | Under 1. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | — | — | — | 5 | 32 | 42 | 79 |
| Females | — | — | — | 6 | 37 | 33 | 76 |
| Totals | — | — | — | 11 | 69 | 75 | 155 |
TABLE 3.
Cancer : Situation of the Disease.
| Parts of the body affected. | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (males only) | 12 | — | 12 |
| Uterus | — | 6 | 6 |
| Stomach and Duodenum | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Breast | — | 21 | 21 |
| Other sites | 52 | 40 | 92 |
| Totals | 79 | 76 | 155 |
TABLE 4.
Vital Statistics for 1940 and Ten Previous Years.
| Year | Population estimated to middle of each Year | Births | Total Deaths Registered in the District | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths Belonging to the District | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected | Nett | of Non-residents registered in the District | of Residents not registered in the District | Under 1 year of Age | At all Ages | |||||||
| No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births | No. | Rate | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1931 | 93,460 | 3,134 | 1,067 | 11.4 | 1,411 | 14.3 | 826 | 640 | 70 | 65.0 | 1,225 | 12.3 |
| 1932 | 96,430 | 2,952 | 1,055 | 10.9 | 1,444 | 14.3 | 859 | 680 | 92 | 87.2 | 1,265 | 12.4 |
| 1933 | 94,080 | 2,881 | 916 | 9.7 | 1,411 | 14.1 | 840 | 653 | 51 | 56.0 | 1,224 | 12.2 |
| 1934 | 92,320 | 3,007 | 833 | 9.0 | 1,462 | 15.6 | 885 | 594 | 51 | 61.0 | 1,171 | 12.6 |
| 1936 | 92,200 | 3,397 | 896 | 9.7 | 1,401 | 15.0 | 927 | 620 | 50 | 56.0 | 1,094 | 11.7 |
| 1936 | 92,400 | 3,624 | 906 | 9.8 | 1,544 | 16.5 | 1,045 | 670 | 68 | 75.1 | 1,169 | 12.5 |
| 1937 | 92,110 | 3,339 | 859 | 9.3 | 1,461 | 15.8 | 948 | 689 | 63 | 73.3 | 1,202 | 13.0 |
| 1938 | 90,680 | 3,520 | 802 | 8.8 | 1,312 | 14.3 | 917 | 613 | 48 | 60.0 | 1,008 | 11.0 |
| 1939 | *89,160 | 2,829 | 837 | 9.1 | 1,191 | 14.4 | 775 | 630 | 49 | 60.6 | 1,046 | 12.6 |
| 1940 | t62,240 | 1,616 | 530 | 8.5 | 1,036 | 15.3 | 521 | 708 | 33 | 67.1 | 1,223 | 18.1 |
| *The estimated average population appropriate to the calculation of death-rates for the year 1939 was 82,040. †Estimated civilian population. Total population at all ages at Census of 1921, 104,173. „ „1931, 97,620. | ||||||||||||