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St George (Westminster) 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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ABSTRACT
OF THE
ACCOUNTS AND CONTRACTS
OF THE VESTRY,
Under the Metropolis Local Management Acts;
ALSO OF THE
ACCOUNTS OF THE CHURCHWARDENS, BURIAL
BOARD, AND COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC BATHS
AND WASH-HOUSES,
FOR THE YEAR ENDED LADY-DAY 1875;
AND THE
VESTRY POOR RATE ACCOUNTS,
AND THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
furnished by the guardians of st. george's union,
For the Two Half-Years ended Lady-day 1875.
Table III. (rf.)
Deaths registered in the Parish of St. George, Hanover-square, during the 14 weeks ending January 2nd, 1875:—
| Measles | 10 |
| Scarlet fever | 18 |
| Whooping cough | 9 |
| Typhus fever | 1 |
| Enteric (typhoid) fever | 8 |
| Simple continued fever | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 7 |
| Violent deaths | 24 |
| Deaths in Public Institutions | 119 |
| „ under 1 year of age | 78 |
| „ 60 years and upwards | 144 |
| Total number of deaths from all causes in the 14 weeks | 501 |
| Births registered during the 14 weeks:— | |
| Hanover-square Sub-District. | 92 |
| May Fair „ | 66 |
| Belgrave „ | 392 |
| Total | 550 |