Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]
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THE FOLLOWING IS A MONTHLY ACCOUNT OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS, SHOWING A COMPARISON BETWEEN 1857 AND THE FIVE PREVIOUS YEARS.
Males. | Females. | Total | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total Births in both Parishes. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total Deaths in both Parishes, 1857. | Corrected Deaths in 1857. | Deaths in 1856. | Deaths in 1855. | Deaths in 1854. | Deaths in 1853. | Deaths in 1852. | Deaths in 10 Years, Average. | Add for increase of Population 10 per Cent. | Less than 1856. | Less than 1855. | Less than 1854. | Less than 1853. | Less than 1852. | |||
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January | 50 | 46 | 96 | 69 | 59 | 128 | 224 | 41 | 54 | 95 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 171 | 167 | 161 | 226 | 216 | 130 | 162 | 184.4 | 192.4 | 38 | 248 | 716 | 250 | 77 | ||
February | 46 | 37 | 83 | 44 | 37 | 81 | 164 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 156 | 146 | 119 | 201 | 114 | 181 | 106 | 142.1 | 156.1 | Population ... 65,609. | Deaths per 1000 1857 23. | „ 1856 25. | „ 1855 27. | „ 1854 35. | „ 1853 27. | „ 1852 25. |
March | 52 | 48 | 100 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 190 | 39 | 49 | 88 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 145 | 138 | 157 | 174 | 152 | 169 | 147 | 152. | 167. | |||||||
April | 36 | 36 | 72 | 57 | 40 | 97 | 169 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 104 | 100 | 130 | 144 | 132 | 171 | 148 | 135.9 | 148.9 | |||||||
May | 46 | 30 | 76 | 55 | 62 | 117 | 193 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 136 | 129 | 162 | 163 | 187 | 164 | 147 | 158.6 | 173.6 | |||||||
June | 25 | 28 | 53 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 143 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 97 | 91 | 105 | 111 | 183 | 125 | 99 | 131.7 | 144.7 | |||||||
July | 41 | 35 | 76 | 76 | 61 | 137 | 213 | 38 | 25 | 63 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 135 | 132 | 178 | 96 | 145 | 117 | 120 | 168.8 | 184.8 | |||||||
August | 39 | 23 | 62 | 54 | 39 | 93 | 155 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 131 | 126 | 123 | 158 | 365 | 153 | 155 | 168.3 | 184.3 | |||||||
September | 33 | 40 | 73 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 158 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 115 | 110 | 107 | 106 | 338 | 125 | 117 | 161.2 | 177.2 | |||||||
October | 54 | 43 | 97 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 203 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 39 | 25 | 64 | 145 | 143 | 159 | 166 | 152 | 156 | 191 | 152.4 | 167.4 | |||||||
November | 40 | 33 | 73 | 47 | 49 | 96 | 169 | 43 | 25 | 68 | 41 | 40 | 81 | 149 | 142 | 119 | 109 | 136 | 145 | 124 | 125.2 | 137.2 | |||||||
December | 44 | 30 | 74 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 169 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 138 | 135 | 127 | 153 | 155 | 173 | 110 | 154.7 | 169.7 | |||||||
Totals | 506 | 429 | 935 | 643 | 572 | 1,215 | 2,150 | 423 | 431 | 854 | 423 | 345 | 768 | 1,622 | 1,559 | 1,647 | 1,807 | 2,275 | 1,809 | 1,636 | 1835.3 | 2013.3 |