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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
Hanover Square 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Table III shows us that the number of deaths of persons
over 60 years of age, though not as high as in 1878 and
1879, was still much higher than in previous years, while the
percentage of such deaths to the total deaths was higher
than in any year, except in 1879, and as usual very much
higher than in London generally. In fact, nearly two-fifths
of the total deaths in the Parish were those of persons of 60
years of age and upwards.
The percentage of violent deaths, was greater than during
the last 3 years, and, as usual, greater than in London
generally.
Table IV.
| SUB-district. | Population at middle of 1880. | Births. | Birthrate. | Total Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Share of Deaths in Public Institutions of London. | Correction for Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths (corrected.) | Death-rate (corrected) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Square | 16,858 | 328 | 19.45 | 220 | 0 | 65 | +65 | 285 | 16.90 |
| Mayfair | 13,481 | 281 | 20.84 | 454 | 339 | 52 | -287 | 167 | 12.39 |
| Belgravia | 59,171 | 1,531 | 25.87 | 1,181 | 374 | 230 | -144 | 1,037 | 17.53 |
| Whole Parish | 89,510 | 2,140 | 23.91 | 1,855 | 713 | 347 | -266 | 1,489 | 16.64 |
The number of Inquest cases, 126, was as may be expected
also higher than during the previous three years, and the
percentage of these cases to the total deaths was a little
higher than in London generally.
Table IV shows that, as usual, the birth-rate of the
Hanover Square Sub-District is lower than that of the others,
and the death-rate of Mayfair lower than that of the other
Sub-Districts; Belgravia having the highest birth-rate and
the highest death-rate; while Table IVa shows that the
birth-rates are all higher than in either of the last three
years, and the death-rates all the lowest yet recorded for the
Parish and its Sub-Districts.