Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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of the existence of infectious diseases, as will be more
fully explained in the body of the Report.
From Table I. it will be seen that the total number
of deaths, viz.: 1867, was higher than it has been in any
year since 1871, and higher than the average for the seven
years, 1868-1874; but it must be noted that the number
of deaths in Public Institutions in the Parish, 502,
was very high indeed, our due share of such deaths
being only 362.
Table I.
YEAR. | Jan. to Mar. | April to June | July to Sept. | Oct. to Dec. | Gross Total | Deaths in Public Institutions. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1864 | 604 | 466 | 452 | 490 | 2012 | 484 |
1865 | 607 | 518 | 451 | 511 | 2087 | 448 |
1866 | 550 | 544 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
1867 | ... | 482 | 382 | 471 | • • • | ... |
1868 | 494 | 476 | 458 | 467 | 1895 | 502 |
1869 | 547 | 418 | 409 | 449 | 1823 | 520 |
1870 | 560 | 487 | 444 | 539 | 2030 | 504 |
1871 | 579 | 436 | 384 | 474 | 1873 | 433 |
1872 | 451 | 479 | 381 | 364 | 1675 | 332 |
1873 | 452 | 402 | 404 | 407 | 1665 | 368 |
1874 (53 weeks) | 494 | 383 | 316 | 501 | 1694 | 345 |
Average | 533.8 | 462.8 | 408.1 | 467.3 | 1861.5 | 437.3 |
Average during seven years, 1868—1874 | 511 | 441.5 | 399.4 | 457.2 | 1807.8 | 429 |
Year, 1875 | 581 | 442 | 378 | 466 | 1867 | 502 |
Average during eight years, 1868—1875 | 519.7 | 440.4 | 396.7 | 458.4 | 1815.25 | 438 |