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Strand (Westminster) 1894
Thirty-ninth annual report on the sanitary condition of the Strand District, London, 1894
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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
manner in which the deaths were distributed in the
three Registration Districts. Thus, while the death
rate was 19.86 for the whole district, it was only 16.76
in the parish of St. Anne, Soho, but in St. Mary-le
Strand Sub-district (which includes St. Paul, Covent
Garden, the Precinct of the Savoy, as well as the
Holywell Ward of St. Clement Danes parish), it rose
to 20.74, and in St. Clement Danes Sub-District it
reached 24.41. These figures are much below the rates
of the last two years but still exhibit the same
relationship to one another.
As in last year's Report I have divided out the deaths among the parishes composing the District in contra-distinction to the Registration Sub-divisions, and have calculated out their respective death-rates.
| Parishes. | Estimated population | No. of Deaths. | Rate per 1000. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anne | 12,040 | 202 | 16.76 |
| St. Clement Danes | 8,438 | 201 | 23.82 |
| St. Mary-le-Strand | 1,560 | 49 | 31.41 |
| St. Paul, Covent Garden | 2,154 | 33 | 15.32 |
| Liberty of the Rolls | 427 | 6 | 14.05 |
| Precinct of the Savoy | 196 | 2 | 10.20 |
| The Strand District | 24,815 | 493 | 19.86 |
The part of the Temple in the Registration SubDistrict
of St. Clement, is now included in the Sanitary
District of the Middle Temple.
In respect of 56 persons placed to the credit of the
Strand, I have been unable to ascertain the exact
addresses, most of them dying in an infirmary and only