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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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster]
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The number of deaths of parishioners duly corrected
amounted to 1,005, showing a recorded death-rate of 18.0, and
a corrected death-rate of 20.3 per 1,000 of the population. Of
these deaths 334 occurred in St. Margaret's Parish, giving a
recorded death-rate of 15.5, and 671 in St. John's parish, giving
a recorded death-rate of 19.5.
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-Bate. | Death-Bate. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reccrded. 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 |
The following table gives the distribution of the deaths of parishioners dying in various institutions and elsewhere, all of which are included in the mortality statistics :—
| Institutions. | Deaths. | Institutions. Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum—Bethnal House | 1 | Hospital—Royal Chest | 2 |
| ,, Hoxton | 1 | „ for Incurables | 1 |
| ,, Colney Hatch | 1 | ,, Charing Cross | 1 |
| ,, City of London | 1 | ,, Brompton | 1 |
| „ Hanwell | 1 | ,, Western Fever | 8 |
| ., Leavesden | 1 | ,, Southwestern | 3 |
| ,, Middlesex | 1 | „ North Western | 4 |
| Cane Hill | 2 | ,, South Eastern | 1 |
| Hospital—Westminster | 226 | ,, Fountain | 1 |
| ,, Station | 13 | Infirmary—St. George's | 216 |
| „ Grosvenor | 1 | ,, Chelsea | 1 |
| ,, St. George's | 19 | ,, Workhouse— | |
| ,, Middlesex | 8 | St. George's | 3 |
| „ King's College | 2 | Home—St. Elizabeth's | 1 |
| ,, St. Luke's | 1 | ,, St. Joseph's | 2 |
| ,, Victoria | 2 | Friedenheim | 1 |
| Bel grave | 6 | H. M. Prison, Wandsworth | 1 |
| St. Thomas's | 5 | Elsewhere | 10 |
| ,, St. Bartholomew | 2 | ||