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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone]
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The birth and death-rates, as deduced from the five weeks' statistics,
are as follows : —
All Souls, birth-rate 15.7; death-rate 13.2.
Rectory, birth-rate 20.5; death-rate 22.6.
St. Mary, birth-rate 20.5; death-rate 17.3.
Christ Church, birth-rate 23 4; death-rate 12.5.
St. John, birth-rate 24.3; death-rate 16.5.
The whole district, birth-rate 21.3; death-rate 16.0.
The average death-rates for five years (1893 to 1898), for the corresponding
fire weeks were as follows:—All Souls, 13.0; Rectory, 22.6; St. Mary,
20.6; Christ Church, 24 9; St. John, 20.5; the whole district, 20.7.
The following table gives, as usual, facilities for comparing the relative
mortality from certain classes of disease and proportion to 1,000 deaths from
all causes:—
TABLE I.
SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE MORTALITY DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 24th, 1899, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES:—
| Total Deaths. 5 weeks ending Jan. 29th, 1899. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 5 weeks ending Jan. 29, 1899. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1893-1898. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Deaths from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 24 | 112 | 1.79 | 2.59 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 20 | 121 | 1.99 | 5.63 |
| 3. Tubercular | 39 | 181 | 2.91 | 2.43 |
| 4. Wasting Diseases of Infants . | 9 | 42 | 0.67 | 0.98 |
| 5. Convulsive Diseases of Infants | 15 | 69 | 1.12 | 1.02 |
NOTES.
1, includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3, includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4, includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, Want of Breast Milk, and Premature Birth.
5, includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.