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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 following is a corrected Table of the Births and Deaths
as occurring in each Parish, arranged as to sex:—
| BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | Deaths in 1857. | Deaths last Month. | Deaths in 10 years average. | Corrected Deaths. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | ||||||||||||||
| M | F. | Total. | M | F. | Total. | Total both Parishes. | M | F. | Total. | M | F. | Total. | Total both Parishes. | ||||
The following Deaths occurred in the undermentioned
places:—
Workhouses. Hospitals. Prisons. Barracks.
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13 Westminster 7 - Wellington 1
Grenadier Gds. 2
Although the Deaths from Diarrhœa, Measles, Scarlet
Fever, &c. are slightly in excess, yet neither of these diseases
are concentrated at any particular part of the united Parishes,
and hence cannot be looked upon as epidemic. An extract
from the Report of the Medical Officer for St. Margaret's,
respecting the existence of fever in Loder's Place, having been
forwarded to me, I have examined the premises and find the
recommendations I had previously made respecting the drainage
had been effectually carried out, and that the drainage is now
perfect and the court well paved. The houses however require
thoroughly cleansing and limewhiting, and the water tank
must also be cleansed and be provided with a proper cover.
The closets are in a very unsatisfactory state, mainly depending
on the filthy habits of the occupants of the houses; and in order
to render them as little offensive as possible, I would advise