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Hanover Square 1882

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

Published
1883
Pages
28
Tables
16

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16 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    the corrected numbers are as follows:—
    Sub-District.Population.
  • Page 3
    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).
  • Page 4
    N.B.—Those for 1877-1880 have been recalculated on the Revised Estimates of Population.
    1877.1878.1879.1880.1881.
  • Page 4
    Neither o f the 23 large towns o f the united .Kingdom had nearly so low a death-rate as this Parish, the nearest to it being the following:—
  • Page 5
    Of 50 large town districts in England (excluding the 20 largest towns already referred to), only the following had lower death-rates than this Parish in 1881:—
  • Page 6
    Table II.
    YEAR.Registered Births.Birth-rate per 1,000 per annum (52 weeks).Deaths of Children under 1 Year.
    Total.Percentage to Registered Births.Percentage to Total Deaths (uncorrected).
  • Page 7
    Table III.
    YEAR.A. Persons aged sixty years and upwards.b. Violence.c. Inquest Cases.d. Uncertified.Percentages to Gross Total of Deaths.
    A.B.C.D.
  • Page 10
    Table I v a.
    BIRTH.RATES.DEATH.RATES.
    1875.1876.1877.1878.1879.1880.1881.1875.1876.1877.1878.1879.1880.1881.
  • Page 11
    Mean Duration of Life.
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    The mean duration of life in this Parish, during the last 7 years, has been as follows:—
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    The mean duration of life in London, during the last 4 years, has been, according to my calculations, as follows:—
  • Page 12
    T able V. Showing the number of Deaths in each of the ten years, 1871 to 1880, from the principal infectious Diseases and Diarrhoea, and the number in 1881.
    DISEASE.1871.1872.1873.1874.1875.1876.1877.1878.1879.1880.Annual Average of ten years, 1871—1880.Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in ten years, 1871—1880.1881.Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 1881.
  • Page 14
    No less than 2,371 deaths from Small-pox occurred in London during 1881, as against only 475 in 1880; the numbers for the last 5 years have been as follows:—
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    The cases occurred as follows in those streets : —
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    Table VII.
    month.Parts per 100,000.Parts per 100 Millions
    Total Solid Residue.ChlorineCommon Salt.Saline. Ammonia.Organic Ammonia.
  • Page 22
    Summary of Analytical Work for the Year ending March 25th, 1882.
    name of sample.Genuine.Of doubtful Quality.Adulterated.Total.