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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
Strand (Westminster) 1896
Annual report on the statistics and sanitary condition relating to Strand District, London for the year 1896
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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
Causes of Death.—As in former years, deaths from diseases
due to Tubercle (phthisis, scrofula, &c.), and from other diseases
affecting the respiratory system have occupied a prominent place.
An analysis of the deaths due to these two sets of causes shows
that the tubercular diseases are in excess of the London average
in the Strand Sub-District in the cases of both males and
females, and in respect of respiratory diseases the male deaths in
the same Sub-District are excessive. Thus London male tubercular
rate was 3.6, St. Anne, Sub-District, 3.88, Strand District, 6.16.
London Female Tubercular Rate was 2*42 ; St. Anne, 214 ;
Strand Sub-District, 3 39.
London Male Respiratory Rate was 4.67; St. Anne, 3.72;
Strand Sub-District, 6.16.
The General Death-Rates of the Parishes comprising the District, after making due correction for deaths in hospitals, &c., appear to be:—
| 1896 | Average of previous 3 years. | |
|---|---|---|
| St. Anne, Soho | 18.80 | 18.52 |
| St. Clement Danes | 24.60 | 28.67 |
| St. Mary-le-Strand | 31.46 | 30.03 |
| St. PaulCovent Garden | 16.82 | 15.82 |
| The Precinct of the Savoy and The Liberty of the Rolls | 16.00 | 22.70 |
Subjoined are also the death-rates for the Area represented under the " Housing of the Working Classes Act":—
| 1896. | Average of prevous 5 years. | |
|---|---|---|
| The Area | 35.2 | 37.7 |
| Sub-Area A | 35.3 | 38.5 |
| Sub-Area B | 30.2 | 33.7 |
| Sub-Area C | 34.5 | 38.0 |