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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 1861
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]
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Deaths arising as a consequence of the late prevalence of
Measles and Hooping Cough; for whilst during the Quarter
ending June 1860, the Deaths from Measles were 5, and from
Hooping Cough 21, in 1861 they were from Measles 40, and
from Hooping Cough 49; thns showing an increase as
dependent upon these diseases alone of 63 Deaths.
Taken as an isolated instance, no special provision is
apparently necessary, beyond a caution to parents not to neglect
the primary stages of either disease, but at once seek that professional
assistance which, so far as these parishes are concerned,
is amply afforded.
The following is a Tabular Statement of the Births and Deaths in each Parish, arranged as to sex:— QUARTERLY RETURN OF BIRTIIS AND DEATHS.
| BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | Corrected Deaths. | Deaths in 1860. | Deaths in 10 Years average. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Margaret | St. John. | ||||||||||||||
| M | F. | Total. | M | F. | Total. | Total Births. | M | F. | Total. | M | F. | Total. | Total Deaths. | ||||
| April | 35 | 30 | 65 | 67 | 53 | 120 | 185 | 35 | 16 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 125 | 121 | 160 | 134-2 |
| May | 43 | 38 | 81 | 52 | 39 | 91 | 172 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 44 | 33 | 77 | 151 | 144 | 132 | 127-8 |
| June | 49 | 49 | 98 | 47 | 70 | 117 | 215 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 50 | 38 | 88 | 183 | 173 | 144 | 750 |
| Total.. | 127 | 117 | 244 | 166 | 162 | 328 | 572 | 119 | 101 | 220 | 136 | 103 | 239 | 459 | 438 | 436 | 417 |
The following Deaths occurred in the undermentioned places :
| Workhouses. | Hospitals. | Prisons. | Bakracks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Westminster 30 | House of Correction 3 | Wellington 2 |
| Grenadier Gds. 4 | Hyde Park 2 | ||
| Scott's Fusileers 4 | |||
| Coldstreams 3 |
The following Deaths occurred at the undermentioned ages:
AboveSixty, 35—above Seventy, 15—above Eighty, 7—above Ninety-two 2.
Since the last Report, a very great improvement has been
effected in George Place, Vincent Street, by thoroughly