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St George (Westminster) 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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of the year, at 91, 242, which is to the estimated population
of London, about as 1 to 39 1/5.
The number of deaths which took place in the Public
Institutions throughout London in the year was 15,381; of
these, our share according to population was 392, instead of
741, the number registered in the Parish.
Our corrected total of deaths was therefore, as shown in
Table I., 1,658, while the average for the last ten years, was
Table I.
| YEAR. | Gross Total of Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Proportional Share of Deaths in Public Institutions. | Corrected Total of Deaths (52 weeks). | Corrected Death-rate per 1,000 per annum. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | 1,895 | 502 | 344 | 1,737 | 19.47 |
| 1869 | 1,823 | 520 | 348 | 1,651 | 18.47 |
| 1870 | 2,030 | 504 | 346 | 1,872 | 20.89 |
| 1871 | 1,873 | 433 | 396 | 1,836 | 20.44 |
| 1872 | 1,675 | 332 | 325 | 1,668 | 18.53 |
| 1873 | 1,665 | 368 | 342 | 1,639 | 18.16 |
| 1874 (53 weeks) | 1,694 | 345 | 355 | 1,679 | 18.56 |
| 1875 | 1,867 | 502 | 460 | 1,727 | 19.05 |
| 1876 | 1,868 | 573 | 362 | 1,657 | 18.20 |
| 1877 | 1,729 | 522 | 383 | 1,590 | 17.46 |
| Average during ten years, 1868—1877 | 1,812 | 460 | 368 | 1,706 | 18.92 |
| Year 1878 | 2,007 | 741 | 392 | 1,658 | 18.17 |
| Average during ten years, 1869—1878 | 1,823 | 484 | 373 | 1,708 | 18.79 |