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St George (Westminster) 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Table III.
| Year. | A. | B. | C. | Percentage to Gross Total of Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons aged sixty years and npwards. | Violenoe. | Inquest Cases. | A. | B. | C. | |
| 1874 | 445 | 76 | 93 | 26.95 | 4.60 | 5.6 |
| 1875 | 469 | 84 | 112 | 25.20 | 4.50 | 6.0 |
| 1876 | 455 | 108 | 148 | 24.36 | 5.78 | 7.9 |
| 1877 | 441 | 82 | 114 | 25.51 | 4.74 / | 6.6 |
| London. 1877 | 15,829 | 2,672 | 4,920 | 20.55 | 3.47 | 6.4 |
From this it will be seen that not only the general
death.rate of the Parish, but the death-rate of each of the
Sub-districts, has steadily declined since 1875; the deathrate
of Mayfair being, however, almost exactly the same in
1876 and 1877.
From the figures in this table I have calculated, by
means of Dr. Bristowe's formula, the mean duration of life
in the Parish and in each of the sub-districts, in 1877,
(making no allowance for movements of the population).
It is as follows:—whole Parish 49.52 years; Hanover
Square sub-district 56.63 years, Mayfair 62.66 years, and
Belgravia 45.53 years. The mean duration of life in
London was 35.44 years, and in 23 large towns of the
United Kingdom (including London) 34.2 years, in 1877.
During the last three years the mean duration of life in
the Parish has advanced thus:—in 1875 it was 46.67 years,
in 1876—47.96 years, and in 1877—49.52 years.