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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
Westminster 1858
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]
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The number of Births registered in February was 97 Males
and 85 Females; while the Deaths numbered 79 Males and
67 Females—making a total of 146. The Deaths for a similar
period in 1857 amounted to 156, and the average of the
previous 10 years to 148; but if this average be raised with a
view to comparison for increase of population, the numbers
will be 162.
The following Table shows the Births and Deaths in each
Parish arranged as to Sex :—
REGISTERED BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
| ST. MARGARET. | ST. JOHN. | Total of Births in both Parishes. | Total of Deaths in both Parishes. | Deaths in 1857. | Deaths last Month. | Corrected Deaths in 10 years average. | Deaths less than February 1857. | Deaths less than 10 years average. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||||
| M | F. | Total. | M | F. | Total | M | F. | Total. | M | F. | Total. | |||||||
| 44 | 41 | 85 | 41 | 31 | 72 | 53 | 44 | 97 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 182 | 146 | 156 | 155 | 162 | 10 | 16 |
It will thus be seen that the Deaths in the present Return
are 10 less than for a similar period in the previous year, and
16 less than the corrected average of the previous 10 years.
The following Deaths occurred in the undermentioned places:—
| Workhouses. | Hospitals. | Prisons. | Barracks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Westminster 9 | House of Correction 1 | |
| Grenadier Gds. 1 |
An examination of the Table of Diseases shows that 14
Deaths have occurred in persons above 70 years of age, and 5
have died from accidents, and although they cannot be sub-
stracted from the General Return, yet it points to this fact,
that, added to the Deaths as occurring under 5 years, it leaves
only 46 as depending upon general causes incidental to puberty
and middle age.