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St James's 1863

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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25
AGES OF THE PEOPLE.
The relative ages of people living in various
parts of England and Wales vary very much
according to circumstances. The following is a
summary of the ages of persons in the three districts
of this parish:—
Berwick Street.
St. James's Sq.
Golden Square.
Males.
Females.
Males.
Females.
Males.
Females.
Under 5 years,
700
713
341
335
723
755
Over 5 & under 10,
592
584
282
305
528
620
„ 10 „ 15,
534
473
275
334
488
531
„ 15 „ 20,
486
479
501
739
606
746
„ 20 „ 25,
460
503
672
956
718
924
„ 25 „ 30,
459
518
598
725
677
870
„ 30 „ 35,
432
481
488
542
523
658
„ 35 „ 40,
367
395
425
403
467
541
„ 40 „ 45,
354
350
404
359
431
469
„ 45 „ 50,
264
285
321
276
353
382
„ 50 „ 55,
204
226
266
232
258
312
„ 55 „ 60,
125
140
187
167
196
218
„ 60 „ 65,
109
126
152
141
167
222
„ 65 „ 70,
54
65
81
61
95
128
„ 70 „ 75,
30
46
64
59
85
121
„ 75 „ 80,
16
20
21
23
35
55
„ 80 „ 85,
6
8
9
3
13
35
„ 85 „ 90,
1
1
5
1
6
7
„ 90 „ 95,
..
1
..
..
1
2
5193
5414
5092
5661
6370
7596
10,607
10,753
13,966
It will at a glance be seen how different is the
number of persons at particular ages in the three
districts. Whilst the population is nearly the same
there are more than twice the number of children
under ten years of age in the Berwick Street and
Golden Square districts than there are in the St.
James's Square district.