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Westminster 1893

Annual report on the sanitary condition of the Parishes of St. Margaret & St. John, Westminster ending December, 1893.

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(A) TABLE OF DEATHS during the year 1893 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. Margaret's, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

Localities.Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
At all Ages.Under 1.1—5.5—15.15—25.25—65.65 and upwards.12345678910111213141516171819202122
Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Croup.Typhus.Enteric.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
Westminster Hospital2553124243712811Under 5......5........................1...6.........14232455
5 upwds.......4......1............3......1......1653121199200
Convent1413.........1...Under 5.........1...........................1.........2......913
5 upwds.................................................1............1
Wellington Barracks2............2...Under 5..................................................................
5 upwds....1..................1....................................2
Hyde Park Barracks51...121...Under 5.........2...................................................2
5 upwds...........................................1......1......13
Knightsbridge Barracks11...............Under 5.........1...................................................1
5 upwds...................................................................
Wellington House44...............Under 5.......................................1.........2......14
5 upwds...................................................................
Victoria House44...............Under 5....................................1.........9......14
5 upwds...................................................................
Rest of Parish240421413138870Under 5...111......1............125.........16...32556
5 upwds....11...12.....................31...2240181481184
Total5259638385222081Under 5...165......1............2214.........362660135
5 upwds....25...13......1...3......42...39943025181390
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality.
Parishioners Dying outside Parish161262106081Under 5...41..........................................1......17
5 upwds.......1......2............2......2......23478465154
Strangers Dying in Parish2302424123010040Under 5...................................................203...2548
5 upwds.......4......3.................................60...2095182