Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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The following numbers of Deaths were registered at having occurred in St. James's during the year 1886:—
First Quarter | 161 | |
Second Quarter | 125 | |
Third Quarter | 112 | |
Fourth Quarter | 95 | |
Gross mortality for year 1886 | 493 | |
Deduct deaths of Non-Parishioners:— | ||
Dying in the Workhouse | 39 | |
Dying in the Throat Hospital | 4 | 43 |
Net mortality for the year 1886 | 450 |
Tables of the causes of death and other data for the year 1886
are appended.
I have the honour to remain,
Reverend Sir and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JAMES EDMUNDS.
8, Grafton Street, Piccadilly.
These facts for the last ton years are shown in the following table, but, until we have a new census, it is difficult to know what changes are taking place in the population of St. James's since the census of 1881:—
Gross Morlality. | Net Mortality. | Death Rates. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year 1877 | Deaths | 554 | 517 | 15.40 |
„ 1878 | „ | 693 | 647 | 19.00 |
„ 1879 | „ | 608 | 568 | 17.00 |
„ 1880 | „ | 623 | 589 | 17.60 |
„ 1881 | „ | 569 | 545 | 18.22 |
„ 1882 | „ | 538 | 505 | 17.00 |
„ 1883 | „ | 527 | 501 | 16.80 |
„ 1884 | „ | 486 | 476 | 15.94 |
„ 1885 | „ | 476 | 451 | 15.10 |
„ 1886 | „ | 493 | 450 | 15.07 |