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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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spite of a somewhat increased general death-rate, and in
spite also of the fact that the infant mortality in London
generally has increased, is a very satisfactory fact, as infant
mortality is one of the best indicators of general sanitary
condition.
Table III.
| year. | A. Persons aged sixty years and upwards. | B. Violence. | C. Inquest Cases. | Percentages to Gross Total of Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 103 | 148 | 24.36 | 5.78 | 7.9 |
| 1877 | 441 | 82 | 114 | 25.51 | 4.74 | 6.6 |
| 1878 | 558 | 91 | 123 | 27.83 | 4.53 | 6.13 |
| London. 1878 | 16,991 | 3,310 | 5,586 | 20.30 | 3.95 | 6.67 |
As will be seen on looking at Table III., an unusually
large number (even for this Parish) of persons over 60 years
of age died during the year, amounting to nearly 28 per
cent. of the total deaths, whereas, in London generally, the
percentage of such deaths was only 20.3.
The number of violent deaths bore a smaller proportion
to the total deaths than it did during the two preceding years,
but gave, as usual, a higher percentage than in London
generally.
The number of inquest cases, 123, was higher than in
1877, but bore a smaller proportion to the total deaths, giving
also a smaller percentage than in London generally.