London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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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). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 (53 weeks) | 1,694 | 345 | 355 | 1,679 | 18.56 |
| 1875 | 1,8.67 | 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 |
| 1879 (53 weeks) | 2,058 | 759 | 402 | 1,669 | 18.26 |
| 1880 | 1,855 | 713 | 347 | 1,489 | 16.64 |
| 1881 | 1,932 | 812 | 394 | 1,514 | 16.91 |
| 1882 | 1,867 | 730 | 361 | 1,498 | 16.73 |
| 1883 | 1,845 | 829 | 390 | 1,406 | 15.70 |
| Average during ten years, 1874—1883 . | 1,872 | 653 | 386 | 1,691 | 17.67 |
| Year (53 weeks] 1884 | 1,873 | 769 | 384 | 1,460 | 16.30 |
| Average during ten years, 1876—1884 . | 1,890 | 695 | 388 | 1,669 | 17.34 |
As will be seen from Table I., the gross total of deaths
registered in the Parish during the 53 weeks ending