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St James's 1900

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

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GENERAL REPORT. 7
Under constant importations of foreign workmen, the
pressure of population upon the house accommodation in
St. James's has become so great as to have raised,
continuously and largely, the rent of lodgings. What is
needed is cheap, rapid, timely, and comfortable transport
between the suburbs and the centres of London.

Table: The following table shows the deaths and the death. rates for the years 1874.1900 inclusive—upon the basis of the several census enumerations :—

The following table shows the deaths and the death. rates for the years 1874.1900 inclusive—upon the basis of the several census enumerations :—

Number of Deaths.EnumeratedDeath Rate
Year.GrossNetPopulation.per 1000.
187463559233,50018.00
187568662133,50018.50
187662157333,50017.10
187755451733,50015.40
187869364733,50019.00
187960856833,50017.00
188062358933,50017.60
188156954529,86518.22
188253850529,86517.00
188352750129,86516.80
188448647629,86515.94
188547645129,86515.10
188649345029,86515.07
188746342629,86514.26
188842738629,86512.96
188937331429,86510.51
189036934029,86511.38
189154149324,99319.73
189249344624,99317.83
189351547024,99318.80
189442939024,99315.64
189545840724,99316.28
189644039623,05017.18
189742738823,05016.83
189844040823,05017.70
189943938723,05016.79
190037134123,05014.79