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St George (Westminster) 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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total of 482, so that the corrected total of deaths of our Parishioners was only 1,438, equivalent to a corrected death-rate of only 16 05 per thousand per annum. This as shown by Table I. is exactly the same as the death-rate for
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). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 2,007 | 741 | 899 | 1,658 | 18.17 |
| 1879 (53 weeks) | 2,058 | 759 | 402 | 1,669 | 18.25 |
| 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 |
| 1884 (53 weeks) | 1,873 | 769 | 384 | 1,460 | 16.30 |
| 1885 | 1,773 | 766 | *436 | 1,443 | l6.11 |
| 1886 | 1,900 | 797 | *435 | 1,338 | 17.17 |
| 1887 | 1,727 | 762 | *473 | 1,438 | 16.05 |
| Average during ten years, 1878-1887 | 1,884 | 768 | 401 | 1,511 | 16.80 |
| 1888 | 1,817 | 861 | *482 | 1,438 | 16.05 |
| Average during ten years, 1879-1888 | 1,865 | 780 | 410 | 1,489 | 16.59 |
| * Actual numbers (not calculated as in former years). | |||||
1887, and is lower than any previously recorded death-rate
for the Parish, notwithstanding the fact that the number
of deaths of our Parishioners in Public Institutions, viz., 482
is considerably greater than in any previous year, and that
* Deaths of Parishioners in Public Institutions:
Fulham Road "Workhouse 276
St. George's Union Workhouse 0
St. George's Hospital 95
Belgrave Children's ditto 2
St. Gabriel's ditto 8
Total in the Parish 381
In Public Institutions in London, outside of the
Parish 86
In Extra Metropolitan Asylums 15
Total Deaths of Parishioners in Public Institutions
482