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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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Table: (A1) Table III.—DEATHS during the year 1896 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. Margaret, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

(A1) Table III.—DEATHS during the year 1896 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. Margaret, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

Localities st. margaret.Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Ages.mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under five.
At all Ages.Under 1.1—5.5—15.15—25.25—65.65 & upwards.12345678910111213141516171819202122
Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.TyphusFevers.Puerperal.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases,Total.
Enteric (or Typhoid).Continued.Relapsing.
Westminster Hospital2473149121912016Under 5......11........................156.........21313280
5 upwds................4........................2...1423221290167
Convent422————Under 5...................................................21...14
5 upwds...................................................................
Rest of Parish1984510947357Under 5.................................223.........17112955
5 upwds.......1......3......1......1...12...82422773143
Net Total3455420109130122Under 5...33........................245......121213274
5 upwds.......1......4......1......1142...3849338129271
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality.
Parishioners dying outside parish13476135265Under 5...32...........................12......12......213
Strangers dying in parish5 upwds................1..................13......30249152121
2383147121711516Under 5......10........................1469......21313278
5 upwds................4..............................1422201286160