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1878.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
CONTENTS.
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Birth and Death-rates, &c., &c. for the Metropolis 28, 29
Area, Density and Population of St. Giles District 29
Number of Marriages, and Marriage-rate in ditto 29
Births and Birth-rate in ditto 30
Table showing Birth-rate to Population in ditto 30
Table showing Birth-rate in St. Giles in 1878 and ten preceding Years 30
Deaths and Death-rate in St. Giles District 30
Table of Deaths in Public Institutions in ditto 31
Table of Deaths of Parishioners in Institutions out of the District 31
Table showing Death-rate to Population 32
Table showing Death-rate in St. Giles in 1878 and ten preceding Years 32
Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age 32
Deaths of Children under 1 and up to 5 Years of Age 32
Deaths of Persons 60 Years and upwards 32
Deaths, Special Causes of 32
Zymotic Diseases—Small Pox 33
Vaccination Returns 34
Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping-Cough 35
Fever (Enteric or Typhoid) .. 35
Diarrhoea, &c., &c. 35
Constitutional Diseases—Tubercular Order, Phthisis, &c., &c. 30
Local Diseases—Respiratory Organs, Bronchitis, &c., &c. 37
Violent Deaths 38
Inquests 38
The Workhouse, Broad Street 39
The British Lying-in Hospital, Endell Street 39
The Bloomsbury Dispensary, Great Russell Street 39
The Infants' Home, Great Coram Street 40
Deaths not Certified 40
Sanitary Work 40
Proceedings under the Sanitary Acts 40
Overcrowding 40
Underground Dwellings 40
Dangerous Structures 40
Nuisances from Animals (Pig-keeping) 40
Slaughter-Houses 41
Cow-Sheds 41
Artizans and Labourers Dwellings Act, 1868 (Torrens) 41
Artizans and Labourers Dwellings Improvement Act, 1875 (Cross):—
No. 1 (Great Wild Street Area) 41
No. 2 (Little Coram Street Area) 41
APPENDIX.
Table I.—Estimated Population, 1878, No. of Houses, Births, Deaths and Marriages,
&c. 43
Table II.—Birth and Death-rate, Deaths of Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions
44
Table III.—Deaths Registered from all Causes during 1878 45
Table IV.—Showing Mortality from certain Classes of Disease, &c. 47
Table V.—Showing Deaths in the Ten Years from the Seven principal Zymotic
Diseases 48
Table VI.—Report of the Sanitary Work 49
Table VII.—Disinfecting Chamber and Provisions condemned, &c. 50
Table VIII.—Table of Registered Births and Deaths, &c., St. Giles District 51
Table IX.—The Birth and Death-rates per 1,000 in St. Giles District and
Districts from 1858 to 1878 52