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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster]
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The following comparative table shows the birth and death rates per 1,000 during the past seven years for the United Parishes, viz.:—
| Year. | Birth-Rate. | Death-Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded. | Corrected for age and sex distribution. | ||
| 1891 | 26.8 | 19.7 | 22.2 |
| 1892 | 24.7 | 23.0 | 26.0 |
| 1893 | 24.4 | 23.1 | 26.1 |
| 1894 | 21.9 | 18.0 | 20.3 |
| 1895 | 22.9 | 20.7 | 23.4 |
| 1896 | 21.9 | 17.7 | 21.1 |
| 1897 | 22.2 | 18.0 | 20.3 |
| 1898 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 22.2 |
Health of London during 1898.
132,432 births occurred in London during 1898, compared
with 82,391 deaths, giving a natural increase of population of
50,041.
The following table will give an idea of the acreage, population and deaths from chief zymotic diseases which have
occurred in London during the past year:—
| Acreage | 74,672 |
| Population in 1891 | 4,211,743 |
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age | 22,126 |
| Deaths from Small Pox | 1 |
| ,, Measles | 3,070 |
| Scarlet Fever | 531 |
| ,, Diphtheria | 1,789 |
| ,, Fever | 597 |
| ., Diarrhoea | 4,363 |
| „ Cholera | 130 |
| ,, Violence | 3,503 |
Health of England and Wales during 1898.
922,873 births occurred, giving a birth-rate of 29.4, and the
number of deaths registered was 552,046, giving a death-rate
of 17.6. The natural increase of population being 370,827.
United Kingdom.
The population of the United Kingdom in the middle of
1898 was estimated at 40,188,927 persons; that of England
and Wales at 31,397,078, that of Scotland at 4,249,946; and
that of Ireland at 4,541,903.