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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH.
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General Mortality in the Metropolis, &c. 1
The Birth-rate in St. Giles District 2
Analysis of ditto 3
Table of Birth-rate to population 4
The Death-rate in St. Giles District 4
Analysis of ditto 5
Table of Death-rate to population 6
Comparative Death-rate in St. Giles in 1874, and ten previous years 6
Causes of increased Mortality in St. Giles South 6
The Death-rate among Infants in St. Giles District 7
The Death-rate among Persons 60 years of age and upwards in ditto 7
The Death-rate among Persons at all ages in ditto 8
The Boys' Refuge in Great Queen Street 9
Table showing the annual rate of Mortality, Death rates among Children, &c. 10
Table showing the number of Deaths in ten years from seven principal Zymotic
Diseases 11
Table showing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to
Population 12
Pulmonary Diseases and their Causes 12
The Influence of Flowering Plants in Purifying the Atmosphere 13
The Death-rate among the Zymotic Diseases 13
Small-Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Croup . 14
Whooping Cough, Fevers, Diarrhoea 15
Inquest Cases 15
Mortality in the Workhouse 16
Bloomsbury Dispensary 16
The British Lving-In Hospital 16
The Infant's Home and Necessity of Registration 17
The Sanitary Work of the year 17
Articles Disinfected 18
Provisions Condemned 19
Cowsheds, Slaughter Houses, Bakehouses, Rag and Bone Shops 19
Underground Rooms, Condemned Houses 19
APPENDIX.
Table of Registered Deaths 20
Table of Registered Births 20
Table showing the Mortality in each Quarter, and in each Sub-District . Facing
Table showing the Causes of Death in St. Giles District with the Ages
at Death page 20
TO THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE ST. GILES DISTRICT.
Gentlemen,—
1. In an interesting preface to his last "Annual Summary,"
the Registrar General sets forth many important facts bearing on
the vital statistics of the Metropolis. I propose to refer to those
only which afford materials for a comparison with the facts that constitute
the subject-matter of my Report for this District.
2. With respect to the general health of the population of London,
the Registrar General points out that there has been a marked reduction
in the mortality. For the ten years 1840-49, the Death-rate
was 25-2; for the thirty-five years 1840-74, it was 24.2; and for the
last three years, 1872-74, it was 22*2.
3. With the view of showing the corresponding improvement in
St. Giles District, the following facts may be cited : for the ten years