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Hanover Square 1895

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

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2
The calculated death-rates are therefore no doubt all too
high ; they are as follows:—
Mayfair 10.53
Belgravia 15.16
Whole Parish 14.98 per 1,000 per annum.
It will be seen from Table I. that the death-rate of the
Parish during 1895 was nevertheless lower than that of any
year except 1894, being more than 1 per thousand lower
than the average of the preceding ten years.
The fact that the death-rate was higher in 1895 than in
1894 is to be chiefly attributed to the intense cold that
prevailed during the early part of 1895.

Table: Table I.

Table I.

YEAR.Gross Total of Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions.Proportional Share of Deaths in Public InstitutionsCorrected Total of Deaths. (52 weeks).Corrected Death-rate per 1,000 per annum (52 weeks).
18851,7737664361,44316.11
18861,9007974351,53817.17
18871,7277624731,43816.05
18881,8178614821,43816.05
18891,6647563631,27115.82
1890 (53 weeks)1,9869973401,30416.46
Deaths of Non-Parishioners in the Parish.Deaths of Parishioners in Public Institutions outside the Parish.
18911,8779041441,31216.22
18921,7515641471,33416.97
18931,7166541551,21715.38
18941,5105541401,09613.80
Average during ten years, 1885-18941,772......1,34016.05
18951,6756031131,18514.98
Average during ten years, 1886-18951,752......1,31315.94

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*Applying the correction for age and sex distribution (factor=1.10438),
given by Mr. Murphy in his Annual Report to the London County Council
for 1893, the deatlh-rate of the Parish for 1895 would be 16.55.