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Strand (Westminster) 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Strand District, London]

Published
1899
Pages
67
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    Table I. shewing the corrected Number of Births (Male and Female) occurring in the Strand District, and each of its Sub. Districts, in the Year ending December 31st, 1898.
    Male.Female.Total.Rate per 1,000 of Population in 1898.Average Rate per 1,000 in the 7 years 1891.97.
  • Page 7
    TABLE II. Births in the Strand District in each of the ten years, 1889.98.
    Year.Strand District.St Anne Sub.DistrictStrand Sub.District.
  • Page 7
    Deaths. The total number of deaths, after correction,1 which were registered as properly belonging to this District, during the year was 523. This is quite up to the average number recorded in the preceding four years, as shown in Table III.
    Parish.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.
  • Page 8
    TABLE IV. London and Strand Death Rates for the year ending 31st December, 1898, compared with the average rates for the seven years, 1891.1897.
    Districts.Annual rate per 1,000 Persons Living.
    Total DeathsPrincipal Zymotic Diseases.Deaths under One year of age per 1,000 births.
    Average of years.1898.Average of years.1898.Average of years. 1891.97.1898.
  • Page 9
    TABLE V. Death Rates in the Groups of Metropolitan Districts in 1898, compared with those in the Strand.
    Districts,All Causes.ANNUAL RATE PER 1,000 PERSONS LIVING.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births
    Deaths from
    Principal Zymotic Diseases.Small.Pox.Measles.| Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.! ; Diarrhoea.Phthisis.
  • Page 10
    TABLE VI. Deaths in the Strand District, 1898. Showing Locality at time of Death.
    Registration Sub.District.Sub. Districts.Workhouses and Infirmaries.General and Special Hospitals.Fever Hospitals.Lunatic Asylums.Totals.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.Males,Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.MalesFemales.Males and Females.
  • Page 11
    TABLE VII.
    St. Anne's Sub.District.Strand Sub.District.The Strand District.
  • Page 11
    TABLE VIII. Death Rates from Groups of Diseases per 1,000 persons living in 1898.
    Diseases.Loudon.Strand District.St. Anne's Sub.District.Strand Sub.District.
  • Page 13
    TABLE IX. Cases notified per 1,000 total population in 1898.
    Disease.London.Strand.St. Anne Sub.District.Strand Sub.District.
  • Page 14
    TABLE X. Infectious Diseases notified, 1890—1898. In London.
    Year.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Croup.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.ErysipelasCholera.Relapsing Fever.Totals.
  • Page 15
    TABLE XI. Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Membranous Croup cases and deaths in age periods. Strand District, 1898.
    0.1 yrs.1.5 yrs.5.10 yrs.10.15 yrs.15.20 yrs.20.30 yrs.30.50 yrs.Total.
  • Page 25
    During the year, the number of dead bodies received into the mortuaries in the Strand District were as follows:—
    1898.Total number of Bodies.After Infectious Disease.Post.mortem examinations made.
  • Page 32
    TABLE XIV.
    1898.Average of previous 7 years
  • Page 39
    They are as follows :—
    Strand.St. Anne's.
  • Page 46
    Local Government Board. Form A. TABLE XV. SUMMARY OF TABLES showing DEATHS during the Year 1898, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of STRAND, classified acccording to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names or Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    At all 1 ages.Under 11 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.12345678910111213141516171819202122
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.TOTAL.
    (Columns for Population and Births arc in Form B.)Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsingPuerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
  • Page 47
    Local Government Board. Form A. TABLE XVa. Table of DEATHS during the Year 1898. in the STRAND Sub-District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Birth* arc in Form B.)Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 ami under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and imder 65.65 and upwards.12345678910111213141516171819202122
    SmallpoxScarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.Heart DiseaseInjuries. |All other Diseases.total.
    Typhus.Enteric of \Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperl.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
  • Page 48
    Local Government Board. Form A. TABLE XVb. Table of DEATHS during the Year 1898. in the ST. ANNE'S Sub-District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names ok Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. (Column's for Population and Births are in Form B.)Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under Five Years of Age.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.123456781 »10111213141516171819202122
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.DiphtheriaMembranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.
    (a.)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
  • Page 49
    Local Government Board. Form B. TABLE XVI. Table of POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1898, (52 weeks) in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of STRAND, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names or Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.Population at all Ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number of such cases removed from their homes in the several Localities for treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Census 1896.Estimated to middle of 1898.12345878»10111234561 71 81 91011
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.TOTALS.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.TOTALS.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)
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    TABLE XVII. SUMMARY OF CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE STRAND DISTRICT IN 1898.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Total DeathsAGE AT TIME OF DEATH.REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTSTotals.
    Under 1 year.1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and up.St. Anne.Strand.
    M alesFemales.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.