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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 corrected death-rate of St. Olave's and of London for the past eight years are as under—
| Year. | St. Olave's Death-Rate per 1,000 | London Death-Rate per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 25.2 | 21.4 |
| 1892 | 23.7 | 20.4 |
| 1893 | 21.2 | 21.3 |
| 1894 | 19.4 | 17.4 |
| 1895 | 23.1 | 19.4 |
| 1896 | 21.7 | 18.2 |
| 1897 | 20.9 | 17.7 |
| 1898 | 19.7 | 18.3 |
The population for the years 1891—95 inclusive,
estimated in the usual way was probably too high, as the
census of 1896 showed that the population had diminished.
The death-rates therefore as given for these years are
probably lower than the true death-rates.
The marked reduction in the death-rate each year during
the past three years is very satisfactory, especially that
for this year, notwithstanding the increase in the London
death-rate.
Table I. gives the causes of death in the form required
by the Local Government Board.
Infantile Mortality.—The deaths of young children always
bear a high ratio to total deaths. There were 83 deaths
of children under 5 years old, that is 37.4 per cent. of the
total deaths; last year it was 41.0 per cent., and in 1896 it
was 48.6 per cent.