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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
Hanover Square 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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The death-rate of Portsmouth is usually lower than that of
this Parish, but it has increased from 16.7 in 1879 to 18.7
in 1880.
Dublin has not only afforded the highest death-rate among
the large towns, but its rate goes on increasing; in 1879 it
was 35.1, in 1880 it was no less than 36.1, being 6.5 per
thousand higher than it was in 1878, and 10.3 higher than
it was in 1875. Liverpool, as usual, comes next with 27'3,
then Salford with 25.8, and Manchester with 25.4; the
Manchester rate is 1.5 lower than in 1879, the Salford rate
11 higher, and the Liverpool slightly higher.
No large foreign city had so small a death-rate as that of
this Parish, the lowest being Philadelphia 19.3, Baltimore
19.7, and Christiana 20.3; and the highest St. Petersburg
46.1, Madras 44.8, Alexandria 42.5, and Madrid 40.1.
Table II.
| YEAR. | Registered Births. | Birth-rate per 1,000 per annum (52 weeks). | Deaths of Children under 1 Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Percentage to Registered Births. | Percentage to Total deaths (uncorrected). | |||
| 1873 | 2,144 | 23.76 | 333 | 15.53 | 22.70 |
| 1874 (53 weeks) | 2,266 | 24.59 | 333 | 14.69 | 19.57 |
| 1875 | 2,191 | 24.12 | 345 | 15.75 | 18.48 |
| 1876 | 2,174 | 23.88 | 328 | 15.09 | 17.56 |
| 1877 | 2,138 | 23.48 | 309 | 14.45 | 17.87 |
| 1878 | 2,172 | 23.85 | 309 | 13.04 | 15.40 |
| 1879 (53 weeks) | 2,168 | 23.26 | 298 | 13.75 | 14.48 |
| 1880 | 2,140 | 23.91 | 310 | 14.49 | 16.71 |
From Table II we see that the number of births was somewhat
lower than it was during 1878 and 1879, and nearly the