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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 following is a Tabular Statement of the Births and
Deaths in each Parish, arranged as to sex:—
QUARTERLY ACCOUNT OF BIRTHS & DEATHS ENDING 25th DECEMBER 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. | |||||
| Oct. | 48 | 49 | 97 | 59 | 48 | 107 | 204 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 125 | 117 | 142 | 152-9 | 105 |
| Nov. | 40 | 39 | 79 | 48 | 39 | 87 | 166 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 47 | 32 | 79 | 144 | 139 | 155 | 116-0 | 86 |
| Dec. | 27 | 44 | 71 | 41 | 57 | 98 | 169 | 46 | 29 | 75 | 51 | 48 | 99 | 174 | 155 | 155 | 134-8 | 139 |
| Total | 115 | 132 | 247 | 148 | 144 | 292 | 539 | 104 | 96 | 200 | 136 | 107 | 243 | 443 | 411 | 452 | 403-7 | 330 |
The following Deaths occurred in the under-mentioned places:—
| Workhouses. | Hospitals. | Prisons. | Barracks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Westminster 41 | Millbank 1 | |
| Emanuel 1 | House of Correction 6 | ||
| Coldstream Gds. 3 |
During the quarter 20 Deaths have arisen from Small Pox
and its consequences—precisely twice as many as have occurred
during the previous nine months of the present year; and as
there were only 3 Deaths from the same disease during the
whole of last year, the increase is something fearful. Out of
the 20 Deaths, 13 occurred in Children who had not been
protected by Vaccination. Nothing can show more forcibly
than a reference to the present numbers, the necessity that
exists for all persons to be re-vaccinated, and that an example
should be made of some of those cases where the terms of the
Vaccination Act have uot been complied with. Placards have
been already issued, and the numerous Schools in both parishes