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POPULATION.
I estimate the population of this Parish at 125,000, and the number of
houses over 16,000 (there were 15,981 at the last census); this gives an
average of 8 persons to each house; but I fear that some of our smallest
tenements have more inhabitants than the largest, and that many cases
of overcrowding exist. I am at a loss how to obviate this while rents are
so high and houses so scarce.
BIRTHS.
The births during the year were 5050; the increase at the rate of 40
per 1000, while for the same period the average for the whole of London
was 35.5, so that our birth rate was 4.5 per 1000 above the average for
the entire Metropolis.
DEATHS.
The deaths during the year were 3129, and the annual rate of mortality
25 per 1000, one death in 5 being attributable to Zymotic disease.
The average death rate for the whole of London during the same period
was 22.5 per 1000.
DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Workhouse 179 135 314
City of London Hospital 45 20 65
Bethnal House Lunatic Asylum 24 21 45
PAUPER ILLNESS.
The following is the number of new cases attended during the year by
the District Medical Officers:—
District No. 1 Mr. Massingham
838 Cases.
„ 2 Dr. Welch
936 „
„ 3 Dr. Richards
633 „
,, 4 Mr. Defriez
666 „
„ 5 Dr. Burgess
535 „
„ 6 Dr. Sarvis
690 „
Total
4298 Cases.