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Hammersmith 1896
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Parish of Hammersmith for the 53 weeks ending January 2nd, 1897.
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number of deaths last year was equal to 0.41 per cent. of
the total persons living, and to 24.2 per cent. of the total
deaths of parishioners registered. The percentage of
deaths of persons registered at 60 years of age and
upwards in London last year was equal to 0.42 per cent.
of the total persons living, and 22.0 per cent. of the total
deaths in London registered. This death rate was, therefore,
0.01 per cent. less in this Parish than in London as
compared with the total inhabitants living, and 2.2 per
cent. greater in this Parish than in London as compared
with the total deaths. These figures indicate a favourable
condition of Public Health in this Parish.
TABLE I. The following table shows the mean temperature, the estimated population, the number of persons to each acre, the number of births, the proportion of births to each 1,000 persons living, the deaths (uncorrected) as registered in the parish, the proportion of uncorrected deaths to each 1,000 persons living in the parish in the years 1886—1896 also the number of corrected deaths to each 1,000 persons living in the Parish in the years 1892-96.
| Year. | Mean Temperature Fahrenheit. | Population re-estimated up to 3rd of July. | N umber of persons to each Acre. | Number of Births. | Proportion of Births to each l000 Persons living. | The Uncorrected,Deaths as Registered in the Parish. | The Proportion of(Uncorrected) Deaths to each 1000 Persons living. | The CorrectedDeaths, (See Table A.) | The Proportion of Corrected Deathsto each 1000 Persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 48°.0 | 88439 | 38.5 | 2941 | 33.4 | 1651 | 18.7 | not available. | not available. |
| 1888 | 47°.7 | 90731 | 39.7 | 2872 | 31.7 | 1617 | 17.8 | ,, | ,, |
| 1889 | 48°.8 | 93327 | 40.8 | 2831 | 30.3 | 1477 | 15.8 | ,, | ,, |
| 1890) | 48°.6 | 95915 | 41.9 | 2826 | 29.5 | 1703 | 17.8 | ,, | ,, |
| 1891 | 48°.4 | 97867 | 42.8 | 2910 | 29.7 | 1726 | 17.6 | ,, | ,, |
| 1892 | 48°.1 | 99203 | 43.4 | 2904 | 29.3 | 1754 | 17.7 | 1905 | 19.2 |
| 1893 | 51°.1 | 100539 | 44.0 | 2950 | 29.3 | 1642 | 16.3 | 1805 | 18.0 |
| 1894 | 49°.9 | 101875 | 44.5 | 2902 | 28.5 | 1510 | 14.8 | 1649 | 16.2 |
| 1895 | 49°.3 | 103211 | 45.0 | 2909 | 28.2 | 1611 | 15.6 | 1749 | 17.0 |
| 1896 | 50°.1 | 104547 | 45.7 | 3007 | 28.8 | 1556 | 14.9 | 1758 | 16.8 |
TABLE II.
The following table marked (A) has been prepared by
me under an instruction of the Local Government Board.