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1880.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER
OF HEALTH.
CONTENTS.
page.
Birth and Death-rates, &c., &c., for London 28
Area, Density, and Population in St. Giles District 30
Marriages and Marriage-rate in ditto 80
Births and Birth-rate in ditto 31
Deaths and Death-rate iu ditto 32
Deaths of Parishioners in Public Institutions ont of the District 32
Deaths of Parishioners in Public Institutions in the District 33
Deaths of Infants 33
Deaths of Young Children 33
Deaths of Old People 34
The Workhouse, Broad Street 34
Inquests 35
Mortuary 34
Uncertified Deaths 34
The British Lying-in Hospital, Endell Street 36
The Infants' Home, 35, Great Coram Street 36
The Bloomsbury Dispensary, Great Russell Street 36
Mortality from certain classes of Diseases:
I. Seven principal Zymotic Diseases—
Small-Pox, 87
Table showing cases removed to Hospitals 38
Table showing number of cases in the District for 5 years 38
Vaccination—Revaccination 39
Return respecting vaccination of children in the District 40
Hospital accommodation for Small-pox Patients 41
Measles 41
Scarlet Fever 41
Return of Fever cases sent to Hospitals 42
Diphtheria 42
Whooping Cough 42
Fever 42
Diarrhoea 42
The other Zymotic Diseases 43
II. Pulmonary Diseases-
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pleurisy, Asthma, etc., 43
III. Tubercular Diseases—
Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, Tabes 43
IV. Wasting Diseases of Infants under 5 years-
Atrophy, Debility, Premature Birth, Want of Breast Milk 43
V. Convulsive Diseases of Infants under 5 years—
Hydrocephalus, Convulsions, Teething 44
Sanitary Work 44
Legal Proceedings under the Sanitary Acts 44
Underground Dwellings 44
Overcrowding 44
Slaughter Houses 44
Cow Houses 45
Dairies. Milkstores, and Milkshops 45
Bakehouses 45
Common Lodging Houses 45
Rag and Bone Shops 45
Inspection of Diseased Meat, etc. 45
APPENDIX.
Table I —Estimated Population 18S0, Number of Houses, Births, Deaths and Marriages 47
Table 11.—Birth and Death-rate, Deaths of Children and Deaths in Public Institutions 48
Table III.—Deaths Registered from all Causes in 1880 49
Table IV.—Showing Mortality from Certain Classes of Disease, Ac 51
Table V. Showing Deaths in the Ten Years from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases 52
Table VI.—Report of the Sanitary Work. 53
Table VII.—Disinfecting Chamber, 54
Table VIII.—Provisions Condemned 54
Table IX.—List of Registered Common Lodging Houses 55
Table x.—Registered Birtbs and Deaths in 1880 56
Table XI. -The Marriage, Birth and Death-rates per 1000, in St. Giles Districtand Sub-Districts from
1858 to i860 57