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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
Westminster 1899
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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(A2) Table IV—DEATHS during the year 1899, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. John, Westminster, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Localities. st. john. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of Children under Five. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||||
| Enteric (or Typhoid). | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grosvenor Hospital | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Station Hospital | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 9 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| Kest of Parish | 508 | 172 | 40 | 13 | 23 | 176 | 84 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 3 | 21 | ... | ... | 3 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 120 | 212 | |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 53 | 76 | 41 | 13 | 110 | 296 | |||||||||
| Net Total ... | 807 | 190 | 58 | 22 | 47 | 351 | 139 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 3 | 22 | ... | ... | 3 | 40 | 10 | 1 2 | 136 | 248 | |
| 5 upwds | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 130 | 118 | 58 | 30 | 206 | 559 | |||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parishioners dying outside parish | 279 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 165 | 55 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | 16 | 36 | |
| 5 upwds | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 92 | 43 | |||||||||
| Strangers dying in parish. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||