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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
Hanover Square 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square]
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The Inquest cases held in the Parish numbered 159,
being more than in any previous year mentioned in the
Table. They were equivalent to 9.1 per cent. of the gross
total of deaths, as against 7.8 in London generally.
Table IIIa. Non-Parishioners excluded.
| Year. | A Persons aged sixty years and upwards. | B Violence | Percentages to corrected Total of Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | |||
| 1890 | 404 | 33 | 30.82 | 2.5 |
| 1891 | 405 | 37 | 30.85 | 2.8 |
| 1892 | 396 | 50 | 29.66 | 3.7 |
The number of registered deaths uncertified as to cause
was 15, or 2 less than in 1891, and equivalent to 0.86 per
cent. of the gross total of deaths, as against 0.9 per cent. in
London generally.
Table IV.
| SUB-DI STRICT. | Population at middle of 1892. | Births. | Birth-rate. | Deaths ofParishioners. | Deaths (corrected). | Death-rate (corrected). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover | Mayfair | 23,487 | 266 | 11.32 | 251 | 273 | 11.62 |
| Square | |||||||
| Mayfair | |||||||
| Belgravia | 55,162 | 1,253 | 22.71 | 1,010 | 1,061 | 19.25 | |
| Sub - district not stated | 73 | ||||||
| Whole Parish | 78,649 | 1,519 | 19.31 | 1,334 | 1,334 | 16.97 | |