Annual report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the united Parishes of St. Margaret & St. John, Westminster for the year 1899.

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The following comparative table shows the birth and death rates per 1,000 during the past seven years for the United Parishes, viz.:—

Year	Birth-Rate.	Death-Rate.
		Recorded.	Corrected for age and sex distribution.

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Table I., giving the death-rates from certain classes of disease in the district:—

	Years.	Whole District.	St. Margaret's.	St. John's.

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The following table gives the distribution of the deaths of parishioners dying in various institutions and elsewhere, all of which are included in the mortality statistics:—

Institutions.	Deaths	Institutions.	DeathS

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Table II.—Comparative Table of deaths from the principal zymotic diseases and deaths of infants under one year of age:—

Years.	1892.	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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(A1) Table III—DEATHS during the year 1899 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. Margaret, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

Mortality from all causes, at subjoined 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.	Ages.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
								Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Fevers				Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Ague.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	Total.
								Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric (or Typhoid.)	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Ague.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	Total.

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(A2) Table IV—DEATHS during the year 1899, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. John, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.							Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of Children under Five.
At all ages.	Under 1.	1—5.	o—15.	15—25.	25—65.	65 & upwards.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
							Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	JPEVERS.				Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Coueh.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Ague.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis, Pneumonia: and Plfliiriav	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	Total.
							Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric (or Typhoid).	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Coueh.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Ague.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis, Pneumonia: and Plfliiriav	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	Total.

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(B) 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, in the Sanitary Districts of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

Localities.	Population at all Ages.		Registered Births.	New Cases of Sickness								in each locality.					number of such cases removed from home to hospitals.
	Population at all Ages.			Ages.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Census 1891.	Estimated to middle of 1899.		Ages.	Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Totals.	Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Totals.
	Census 1891.	Estimated to middle of 1899.		(e)					Typhoid.	Enteric (or Typhoid).	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.								Typhoid.	Enteric (or Typhoid).	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)					Typhoid.	Enteric (or Typhoid).	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.								Typhoid.	Enteric (or Typhoid).	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.

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Table V.—Comparative statement of deaths from Tubercular and other Zymotic diseases, with age incidence, death rates, &c.

1897. (Age.)	Tubercular Diseases.			Meningitis.	Peritonitis.	Bones.	Totals.	Small-pox, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever (Notifiable).	Measles and Whooping Cough (Non-Notifl-able).	Totals.	Deaths from all causes.
1897. (Age.)	Lungs.	General.	Tabes Mesenterica.	Meningitis.	Peritonitis.	Bones.	Totals.		Measles and Whooping Cough (Non-Notifl-able).	Totals.	Deaths from all causes.

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1898. (Age.)	Tubercular Diseases.			Meningitis.	Peritonitis.	Bones.	Totals.	Small-pox, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever (Notifiable).	Measles and Whooping Cough (Non-Notifl-able).	Totals.	Deaths from all causes.
1898. (Age.)	Lungs.	General.	Tabes Mesenterica.	Meningitis.	Peritonitis.	Bones.	Totals.		Measles and Whooping Cough (Non-Notifl-able).	Totals.	Deaths from all causes.

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1899. (Age.)	Tubercular Diseases.			Meningitis.	Peritonitis.	Bones.	Totals.	Small-pox, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever (Notifiable).	Measles and Whooping Cough (Non-Notifl-able).	Totals.	Deaths from all causes.
1899. (Age.)	Lungs.	General.	Tabes Mesenterica.	Meningitis.	Peritonitis.	Bones.	Totals.		Measles and Whooping Cough (Non-Notifl-able).	Totals.	Deaths from all causes.

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A list of the streets with the number of eases of the principal infectious diseases occurring in such streets, is given below:— St. Margaret's Parish.

STREET OR PLACE.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Typhoid Fever.

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St. John's Parish.

STREET OR PLACE.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Typhoid Fever

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The following vaccinations have taken place in the united parishes during the year 1899:—

Primary Vaccinations.			Re-Vaccinations by Public Vaccinator.	Conscientious Objectors.

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Millbank Estate.

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Cow-houses and Slaughter-houses. The Vestry offered no objection to the renewal of licenses for the following cow-houses and slaughter-houses, the several premises being in good condition: —

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Sale of Food and Dkugs Acts. During the year 123 samples of food, Ac., have been purchased for the purpose of analysis; 108 were certified as being genuine and 15 as being adulterated. The following is a table of the samples taken together with the fines and costs imposed in the cases where summary action was taken:—

Articles Purchased.	No. of Samples.	Genuine.	Adulterated.	Result of summary proceedings.
Articles Purchased.	No. of Samples.	Genuine.	Adulterated.	Fines.			Costs.
				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Coroner's Court and Mortuary. Summary of work -performed during the year 1899.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Inspector Macnair.

Premises.	Offence.		Fine.			Cost.
			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Inspector Kirk. The following summonses have been taken out by order of the Public Health Committee, the tabulated statement herewith showing the result of the proceedings.

Act of Parliament under which proceedings were taken.	Situation of Premises.		Offence.	Result.	Fine.	\| Costs.

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Inspector Dee's report for Year ended 30th December, 1899. Wards Nos. 1 and 2, St. Margaret, Westminster.

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The following comparative table shows the birth and death rates per 1,000 during the past seven years for the United Parishes, viz.:—

Table I., giving the death-rates from certain classes of disease in the district:—

The following table gives the distribution of the deaths of parishioners dying in various institutions and elsewhere, all of which are included in the mortality statistics:—

Table II.—Comparative Table of deaths from the principal zymotic diseases and deaths of infants under one year of age:—

(A1) Table III—DEATHS during the year 1899 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. Margaret, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

(A2) Table IV—DEATHS during the year 1899, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. John, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

(B) 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, in the Sanitary Districts of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

Table V.—Comparative statement of deaths from Tubercular and other Zymotic diseases, with age incidence, death rates, &amp;c.

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A list of the streets with the number of eases of the principal infectious diseases occurring in such streets, is given below:— St. Margaret's Parish.

St. John's Parish.

The following vaccinations have taken place in the united parishes during the year 1899:—

Millbank Estate.

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Cow-houses and Slaughter-houses. The Vestry offered no objection to the renewal of licenses for the following cow-houses and slaughter-houses, the several premises being in good condition: —

Coroner's Court and Mortuary. Summary of work -performed during the year 1899.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Inspector Macnair.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Inspector Kirk. The following summonses have been taken out by order of the Public Health Committee, the tabulated statement herewith showing the result of the proceedings.

Inspector Dee's report for Year ended 30th December, 1899. Wards Nos. 1 and 2, St. Margaret, Westminster.

Inspector MacNair's report for the year ending 31st Dec., 1899. Wards Nos. 1 and 3, St. John.

Nuisances from the following have been abated, viz.:—

Inspector Kirk's report for the year ending Dec. 31st, 1899, for Wards No. 3, St. Margaret, and No. 2., St. John the Evangelist, Westminster.

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Table V.—Comparative statement of deaths from Tubercular and other Zymotic diseases, with age incidence, death rates, &c.