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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 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]
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The increase in the Death Rate, as compared with 1858, is
mainly attributable to the large number of Deaths arising from
Diarrhœa occurring in children under 1 year of age; there has
also been a considerable mortality in persons advanced in
years: 68 Deaths having occurred in those above 60 years of
age. The Deaths from Scarlet Fever, Hooping Cough,
Measles and Small Pox have been comparatively small.
The following is a Tabular statement of the Births and
Deaths in each Parish, arranged as to sex:—
QUARTERLY ACCOUNT OF BIRTHS & DEATHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 1859.
| BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | Corrected Deaths. | Deaths in 1858. | Deaths in 10 Years' average. | Deaths last Quarter. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | |||||||||||||||
| M | F. | Total. | M | F. | Total. | Total Births. | M | F. | Total. | M | F. | Total. | Total Deaths. | |||||
| July | 50 | 45 | 95 | 63 | 57 | 120 | 216 | 55 | 36 | 91 | 47 | 49 | 96 | 187 | 168 | 148 | 166-5 | 109 |
| August | 42 | 32 | 74 | 56 | 45 | 101 | 175 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 122 | 114 | 117 | 144-1 | 145 |
| Sept. | 45 | 28 | 73 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 153 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 108 | 105 | 88 | 167-7 | 122 |
| Total | 137 | 105 | 242 | 154 | 147 | 301 | 543 | 117 | 96 | 213 | 114 | 90 | 204 | 417 | 387 | 353 | 478-3 | 376 |
The following Deaths occurred in the under-mentioned places:—
| Workhouses. | Hospitals. | Prisons. | Barracks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Westminster 20 | Millbank 2 | Hyde Park 3 |
| Grenadier Gds. 1 | House of Correction 4 | Wellington 1 | |
| Coldstream Gds. 6 | |||
| Emanuel 1 |
A complaint emanating from a lodger at No. 5, Dean-street,
having been made to the Nuisances Removal Committee, and
referred by them to me, respecting, 1st, the overcrowding of
the house; and 2ndly, a nuisance arising from the fumes of