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St James's 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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During the year 1897, the net mortality of the district of
St. James's has been 388 deaths. Taking the population as
enumerated in the census of 1896, we have 20,053 persons, with
388 deaths—a death-rate of 19.35 for each 1,000 persons sleeping
in St. James's.
The figures for the net mortality of St. James's are obtained
by taking the deaths registered in St. James's, adding to this
number the deaths in Outlying Institutions of persons removed
from St. James's, and then subtracting the deaths registered in
St. James's of persons who were noted as non-parishioners by
the Registrar. This procedure is as follows
309+118—39=388 net mortality.
These mortality data are shown in greater detail in the
following figures :—

Table: The deaths registered as having occurred in St. James's for the four quarters of the year 1897, were as follows:—

The deaths registered as having occurred in St. James's for the four quarters of the year 1897, were as follows:—

First Quarter86
Second Quarter63
Third Quarter59
Fourth Quarter101
Deaths registered in St. James's during the year309
Add deaths in Outlying Institutions among persons removed from St. James's118
427
Deduct deaths of persons reported as Non-Parishioners;—
Dying in the Union House 24
Dying in the Throat Hospital 9
Dying elsewhere 6
39
Net mortality of St. James's for the year 1897388