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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. John's, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Localities. | Mortality from all causes, AT SUBJOINED AGES. | (i) | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under five. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1. | 1-5. | 5—15. | 15-25. | 25—65. | 65 & upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | IS | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | A11 other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric (or Typhoid). | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station Hospital | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | I | ... | 7 | 15 | ||||||||
| Almshouses | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| Grenadier Guards Hospital | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Grosvenor Hospital | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Rest of Parish | 501 | 159 | 54 | 24 | 15 | 184 | 65 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 29 | ... | ... | 1 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 98 | 204 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 53 | 90 | 20 | 15 | 103 | 297 | ||||||||
| Total | 529 | 160 | 54 | 24 | 28 | 191 | 72 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 29 | ... | ... | 1 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 205 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | 53 | 96 | 22 | 17 | 11 7 | 324 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parishioners dying outside parish. | 323 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 183 | 61 | Under 5 | ... | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 40 | 63 | |
| 5upwds | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 141 | 260 | ||||||||
| Strangers dying in parish. | 17 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||