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for the purposes of re-housing the displaced inhabitants. The
following is a summary of my report of the four areas and the
data upon which I arrived at my conclusions respecting them.
Deaths and death rates for the Parish and the several areas
for the 5 years 1895-6-7-8 and 9, inclusive.
In the St. Luke's Sanitary District the total deaths were 5,522,
equal to 1,104 per annum, being 26.57 per 1,000 of the population,
43.9 per cent being of children under 5 years of age.
The four areas represented have a total population of 1,193.
There were 243 deaths, an average death rate of 40.7 per 1,000
per annum. The Phthisis death rate was equal to 5.36 per 1,000
per annum.
Dealing with the several areas :—
Gabden Row.—Area about 1 acre. Contains 69 houses-
Population 407. Deaths 50 90. .55.5 per cent.
over 5 „ 40
under 5 years af age. Average total deaths 44.2 per 1,000 per
annum.
Roby Street.—About f of an acre, 50 dwellings. Population
218. Deaths 17 under 5 years Infant deaths, 53.1 per
18 over 5 „
cent. Total deaths 32.5 per 1,000 per annum.
Baltic Street.—About 2/3 of an acre. Contains 55 buildings.
Population 351. Deaths - 32 under 5 years Infantile death
(42 over 5 „
rate 44.7 per cent. Total deaths 42.1 per 1,000 per annum.
Honduras Street.—About ¼ of an acre, and contains 17 houses.
Population 217. Deaths 15 under 44. Infantile deaths
r 129 over 5 „
34.9 per cent. Total death rate 40.5 per 1,000 per annum.
In June last I prepared the following report at the request of
the Public Health Committee of the Vestry, dealing with the
six smaller areas which had been remitted from the London
County Council for the Vestry's action under Part 2 of the Act.
To this report an appendix is added showing what Sanitarydefects
(if any) were found to exist at the time of inspection,
the number of rooms in each house and their several dimensions,