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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 1895
[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 five 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 |
In calculating the above birth and death rates I have used
the figures of the population of the census of 1891, which has
been done in former years, as I consider this more accurate
than using the population calculated to the middle of 1895.
The population of St. Peter's Close is also excluded in these
returns.
A notification from the office of the Registrar-General has
been forwarded to the Superintendent-Registrars of the county
of London, instructing them to take on the night of Sunday,
March 29th, 1896, a census of their districts, in accordance
with the provisions of the Metropolitan Equalisation of Rates
Act.
The following table gives the distribution of the deaths of parishioners dying in various extra parochial institutions, all of which are included in the mortality statistics:—
| Institution. | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Asylum — Banstead | 1 |
| „ Caterham | 1 |
| „ Central London Sick | 1 |
| „ Cleveland Street Sick | 1 |
| „ Colney Hatch | 6 |
| „ Darenth | 1 |
| „ Hanwell | 4 |
| „ Leavesden | 6 |
| „ Peckham House | 1 |
| Elsewhere | 4 |
| Friedenheim | 1 |
| Salvation Army Home, Hackney | 1 |
| Clapham Maternity Home | 1 |
| Hospital —St. Bartholomew's | 1 |
| „ St. Thomas's | 20 |
| „ St. Elizabeth's | 1 |
| „ St. George's | 25 |