London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Institution. | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Hospital — St. Mary's | 2 |
| „ St. Camilla's | 1 |
| „ Children's | 1 |
| „ Evelina | 1 |
| „ Charing Cross | 4 |
| „ Guy's | 2 |
| „ Belgrave | 8 |
| „ General Lying-in | 1 |
| „ University College | 2 |
| „ French | 1 |
| „ Cancer | 1 |
| „ Brompton | 9 |
| „ Victoria | 3 |
| „ National | 1 |
| „ London Temperance | 1 |
| „ King's College | 1 |
| „ Western Fever | 3 |
| „ North Western Fever | 3 |
| „ South | 8 |
| Infirmary—St. George's | 244 |
| „ Lambeth | 1 |
| „ Wandsworth | 1 |
| Workhouse—St. George's | 4 |
| „ Hampstead | 1 |
| „ Marylebone | 1 |
| „ Strand Union | 1 |
| Total | 382 |
In consequence of Westminster Hospital having being closed
for re-drainage and repairs for three months, the extra
parochial deaths are more numerous this year.
Table I., giving the death rates from certain classes of disease in the district:—
| years. | Whole District. | St. Margaret's. | St. John'*. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Chief Zymotic Diseases | 1894 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| 1895 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | |
| 2. Phthisis | 1894 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 1895 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
| 3. Pulmonary Diseases, including Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 1894 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 1895 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 |