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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
St Martin-in-the-Fields 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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19
Births.
The Births registered in the year 1876 were 494,
that is 18 more than in the previous year.
Births, 1876.
Males 264 7
494
Females 230
Births, 1875.
Males 246
476
Females 230
Deaths.
The Deaths registered in the year amounted to 418,
that is 85 less than in the previous year. This
decrease is due to the closure of the Charing Cross
Hospital for six weeks whilst undergoing enlargement,
and when this establishment was re-opened for some
1 time afterwards the Governors had only accommodation
for a limited number of beds.
Of the above 418 deaths, 78 occurred in the Charing
Cress Hospital; of this latter number, 54 were nonresidents
in St. Martin-in-the-Fields. This circumstance
will therefore give the true death-rate of the
Parish.
The following tables will show the number of deaths
occurring in the Parish for the years 1876 and 1875,
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| Supply of water to urinals and rent of meters | 10 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sundry repairs, new hose, &c. | 10 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Labour and brooms, cleansing urinals and channels | 57 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Laying drains to urinals and cleansing drains | 25 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 213 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| salaries. | ||||||
| One-third of Inspector's salary | 34 | 13 | 4 | |||
| „ Vestry Keeper and Messenger, ditto | 23 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 58 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Carried to Summary | £1,018 | 14 | 1 | |||
SUMMARY.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount chargeable to " General Rate" | 18,188 | 18 | |
| „ „ "Sewers Rate" | 1,018 | 14 | 1 |
| Total | £19,207 | 12 | 9 |