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St George (Westminster) 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Table II.
| REGISTERED BIRTHS, 1875 | Deaths of Children under l Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Per-centage to Registered Births. | Per-centage to Total Deaths. | |
| 1st Quarter 619 | 345 | 15.75 | 18.48 |
| 2nd „ 541 | |||
| 3rd „ 513 | |||
| 4th „ 518 | |||
| Total 2191 | |||
The number of deaths of children under one year
was 345, being 15.75 per cent, of the registered births, as
against 16.2 per cent, in London generally, both being
rather larger per centages than last year; but the per
centage of deaths under one year to total deaths was only
18.48, whereas it was 19.57 last year, that is to say, that,
compared with the aggregate number of deaths at all
ages, there were fewer deaths of children under one year
of age in 1875 than in 1874.
Vaccination.
By the courtesy of the Public Vaccinators, I am enabled to give the following return of the numbers of persons Vaccinated or Re-vaccinated by them during the 52 weeks.
| District. | Vaccinator. | Vaccinations. | Re-vaccinations. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Square and May Fair | Mr. E. D. Jay | 139 | 0 | 139 |
| Belgravia | Dr. E. L. Webb | 487 | 7 | 494 |
| Knightsbridge | Mr. G. H. Pedler | 76 | 0 | 76 |
| 702 | 7 | 709 |