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Westminster 1896

Annual report upon the public health & sanitary condition of the united Parishes of St. Margaret & St. John, Westminster for the year 1896

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During the second quarter the death-rate among males was
175, and that among females 15.2 per 1,000. Both deathrates
showed a marked decrease compared with the averages
in the ten preceding second quarters.
During the third quarter the death-rate among males was
17.5, and among females 15.3. Both showed a decrease
compared with the averages in the ten preceding third quarters.
During the fourth quarter the death-rate among males was
18.8, and among females 17.0 per 1,000. Compared with the
averages in the ten preceding fourth quarters the death-rate
of each sex showed a decrease of 0.6 per 1,000 living.
Population in 1896.

Table: I append a report on the results of the census taken for the purposes of the "Equalisation of Rates Act," on March 29th, 1896, showing a comparative table of the population in the various Wards in 1891 and 1896:—

I append a report on the results of the census taken for the purposes of the "Equalisation of Rates Act," on March 29th, 1896, showing a comparative table of the population in the various Wards in 1891 and 1896:—

WARDS.Census.Increase.Decrease.
1891.1896.
1 St. Margaret (Hamlet of Knightsbridge)6,6647,076432...
2 ,, (Petty France)10,32110.683362...
3 ,, (Thorney Island)4,4863,983...503
1 St. John (Tothill Fields)9,7898,266...1,523
2 ,, (Horseferry)14,50813,564...944
3 ,, (Bulinga Fen)9,8099,662...147
Total55,57753,2347943,117
Increase..........794
Net decrease.........2,323

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The above table shows a net decrease in the population of
Westminster of 2,323 during the last five years, but as soon
as the County Council model dwelling-houses are built on the
old Millbank-prison site, no doubt we shall probably have an
addition of about 4,000 inhabitants added to the population
of Westminster.