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Newington 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS,
Area of the parish of St. Mary, Newington, 632 acres.
Inspector and Clerical Staff:—
Senior, or Chief Inspector Mr. A. Long.
St. Mary's Ward Inspector, Mr. J. E. Rugg.
St. Paul's Ward ,, Mr. W. G. Selby.
St. Peter's Ward ,, Mr. J. C. Wilson.
St. John's Ward ,, Mr. J. H. Danson.
Trinity Ward ,, Mr. E. Howes.
All Saints' Ward ,, Mr. C. Langstone.
Sanitary Clerk Mr. A. G. Thomson.
Assistant Sanitary Clerk Mr. G. H. Bell.
Population at 1896 Census 120,939
„ in 1899 124,166
Total Births in 1899 4,178
Total Deaths ,, 2,969
Birth-Rate for London, 1899 29.4
Do. Newington ,, 33.6
Death-Rate for London ,, 19.8
Do. Newington ,, 24.0
Mean Birth-Rate for London for 10 years, 1889-1898 30.7
Do. Newington ,, 34.9
Mean Death-Rate for London for 10 years, 1888-1897 19.6
Do. Newins-ton 22.2
DEATHS IN THE SANITARY AREA FROM THE PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES COMPARED WITH LONDON AS A WHOLE.
| Total. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Phthisis. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .. | 87 | 13 | 104 | 104 | .. | 23 | 124 | 325 | .. | |
| The Zymotic Rate per 1 000 and Infant Rate. | ||||||||||
| 3.67 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 191 |
| The Zymotic Rate for the whole of London and Infant Rate. | ||||||||||
| 2.46 | 0.00 | 0.47 | 0.09 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.92 | 1.82 | 166 |