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St George (Westminster) 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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but this was chiefly due to the exceptionally large number
of persons who died in the Public Institutions in the Parish,
viz., 759,—our share of such deaths being only 402.
I estimate the population of the Parish, in the middle
of the year, at 91,447, which is to the estimated population
of London about as 1 to 393/5.
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 (52 weeks). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1,675 | 18.20 |
| 1877 | 1,729 | 522 | 383 | 1,590 | 17.46 |
| 1878 | 2,007 | 741 | 392 | 1,658 | 18.17 |
| Average during ten years, 1869—1878 . | 1,823 | 484 | 371 | 1,708 | 18.79 |
| Year 1879 . . (53 weeks) | 2,058 | 759 | 402 | 1,669 | 18.25 |
| Average during ten years, 1870—1879 | 1,857 | 508 | 376 | 1,710 | 18.77 |