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Strand (Westminster) 1899

Annual report on the statistics and sanitary condition relating to Strand District, London for the year 1899

Published
1899
Author
Allan, Francis J.
Pages
39
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

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    BIRTH-RATE:–
    For 1809.Average of 10 years, 1889-98
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    Table I. shewing the corrected Number of Births (Male and Female) occurriug in the Strand District, and each of its Sub-Districts, in the Year ending December 31st, 1899.
    Male.Female.Total.Rate per 1,000 of Population in 1899.Average Rate per 1,000 in the 10 years 1889-98.
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    TABLE II. Births in the Strand District in each of the ten years, 1890-99
    Year.Strand District.St Anne Sub-DistrictStrand Sub-District.
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    was 514. This is nearly up to the average number (519) recorded in the preceding five years, as shown in Table III.
    Parish.1891.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.
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    TABLE IV. Death Rates in the Groups of Metropolitan Districts in 1899, compared with those in the Strand.
    Districts.All Causes.Deaths fromDeaths under 1 year to 1,000 Birhts
    Principal Zymotic Diseases.Small.Fox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.DiarrhœaPhthisis.
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    TABLE V. Deaths in the Strand District, 1899. Showing Locality at time of Death.
    Registration Sub-District.Sub-Districts.Workhouses and Infirmaries.General and Special Hospitals.Fever Hospitals.Lunatic Asylums.Totals.
    Males.Females. 1Males.Females.Males.Females, jMales.Females. ;Males.Females.MalesFemales.Males and Females.
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    TABLE VI.
    Age Groups.Strand District.Strand Sub.District. 'St. Anne, Soho.
    10 years.1899. •10 years.1899.10 years.1899.
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    TABLE VII. Death Rates from Groups of Diseases per l, 000 persons living in 1891
    Diseases.London.Strand District.St. Anne's Sub.District.Strand Sub.District.
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    TABLE VIII. Cases notified per 1,000 population in 1899.
    Disease.London.Strand.St. Anne Sub-District.Strand Sub-District.
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    TABLE IX. Infectious Diseases notified, 1890—1899. In London.
    Year.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Croup.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.ErysipelasCholera.Relapsing Fever.Totals.
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    TABLE X. Cases of Infectious Disease notified in the several Sanitary Districts of the Metropolis, in the year 1899 stated as per 1,000 of Population.
    Name of District.Small.pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued FeversPuerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cholera.Totals.
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    formance of Vaccination in those parts of the above Unions included in the Strand District for the year 1898.
    1898.Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible.Died Unvaccinated.Vaccination Postponed.Removed and Address not known.Removed and V. 0. informed.Conscientious Objection.Remaining.
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    ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
    1899.St. Anne.Strand Sub-District.District.
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    During the year, the number of dead bodies received into the mortuaries in the Strand District were as follows:—
    1899.Total number of Bodies.After Infectious Disease.Post-mortem examinations made.
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    Local Government Board. Form A. TABLE XI. SUMMARY OF TABLES and showing DEATHS during the Year 1899, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of STRAND, classified acccording to Diseases, Ages , and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutionsbeing shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Birth. are in Form B.)Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.12345678910111213141516171819202122
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhus.Fevers.Puerperal.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.TOTAL.
    Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
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    Local Government Board. Form A. TABLE XIa. Table of DEATHS during the Year 1899, in the STRAND Sub-District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in Form B.)Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.1234561 71 81 910111213141516171819202122
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.PhthisisBronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy,Heart DiseaseInjuries.All other Diseases.TOTAL.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
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    Local Government Board. Form A. TABLE Xlb. Table of DEATHS during the Year 1899. in the ST. ANNE'S Sub-District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columnsfor Population and Births are in Form B.)Mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under Five Years of Age.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.123456781 910111213141510171819202122
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy,Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (a.)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
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    Local Government Board. Form B. TABLE XII. Table of POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1899, (52 weeks) in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of STRAND, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names ok Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.Population at all. Ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number of such cases removed from their homes in the several Localities for treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Census 1806.Estimated to middle of 1899.12345678910111234567891011
    SmallpoxScarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.TOTALS.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.TOTALS.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.PuerperalTyphus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)
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    36 APPENDIX. APPENDIX. 37 TABLE XIII. SUMMARY OF CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE STRAND DISTRICT IN 1899.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Total DeathsAGE AT TIME OF DEATH.REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTSTotals.
    Under 1 year.1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and up.St. Anne.Strand.
    MalesFemales.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.MalevFemales.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.