London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 James's 1896
Report for the year 1896 made to the Vestry of Saint James's, Westminster
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| Localities. | Population at all Ages. | (d) Registered Births. | Infectious Sickness reported is each locality. | Infectious cases removed to extra-parochial hospitals or elsewhere. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Census 1891. | Census 189(3. (c) | Ages. (e) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 10 | 11 | Totals | 2 1 | 3 1 | 4 | 5 1 | 6 ! | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 11 | Totals. | ||||||
| Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Group. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | ||||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parish of St. James (minus Union-House and Throat Hospital) | ... | ... | 463 | Under 5 | ... | 23 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 31 | ... 18 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | |
| upwards | 3 | 50 | 28 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 19 | 107 | 3 39 | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 64 | |||||||
| Westminster Union House, Poland Street | ... | ... | 33 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||
| Throat Hospital, Golden Square | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 5 upwards. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Totals | 24,995 | 23,050 | 496 | Under 5 | 23 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | ... | 18 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | |||||||
| 5 upwards | 3 | 50 | 28 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 19 | 108 139 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 65 87 | ||||||||||