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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St George (Westminster) 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Table II.
| YEAR. | Registered Births. | Birth-rate per 1,000 per annum (52 weeks). | Deaths of Children under 1 Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Percentage to Registered Births. | Percentage to Total Deaths (uncorrected). | |||
| 1873 | 2,144 | 23.76 | 333 | 15.53 | 22.70 |
| 1874 (53 weeks) | 2,266 | 24.59 | 333 | 14.69 | 19.57 |
| 1875 | 2,191 | 24.12 | 345 | 15.75 | 18.48 |
| 1876 | 2,174 | 23.88 | 328 | 15.09 | 17.56 |
Table IV. shows the calculated populations with the
births, birth-rates, deaths and death-rates of each of the
three Sub-Districts.
Usually, the birth-rate of Mayfair is
less than that of Hanover Square; in 1876, however, not only
was the reverse the case, but that of Hanover Square was
much lower than it was in 1875, while that of Mayfair was
much higher, that of Belgravia remaining nearly the same,
thus:—
Birth-Rates.
1875.
1876.
Hanover Square .
20.55
17.97
Mayfair
16.54
21.53
Belgravia
26.93
26.27
Whole Parish
24.12
23.88
The correction for the deaths in Public Institutions
raised the total of Hanover Square, and lowered it in the
other two Sub-Districts; and the corrected death-rates were
all less than they were last year, that of Mayfair being as
usual the lowest, and that of Belgravia the highest.