London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St James's 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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BIRTH PLACES OP THE INHABITANTS OP ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.
| WHERE BORN. | Males. | Females. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 20 Years. | 20 Years and upwards. | Under 20 Years. | 20 Years and upwards. | ||
| Total of Inhabitants, | 6056 | 10599 | 6614 | 12057 | |
| Division I. | |||||
| Born in | London (Middlesex part) | 4724 | 8386 | 5079 | 4399 |
| „ (Surrey part) | 221 | 255 | 213 | 369 | |
| „ (Kent part) | 17 | 68 | 82 | 91 | |
| Division II. | |||||
| Born in. | Surrey (extra Metropolitan) | 54 | 179 | 80 | 245 |
| Kent (extra Metropolitan) | 47 | 252 | 71 | 382 | |
| Sussex | 42 | 195 | 48 | 228 | |
| Hampshire | 47 | 195 | 47 | 277 | |
| Berkshire | 33 | 153 | 43 | 199 | |
| Division III. | |||||
| Born in | Middlesex (extra Metropolitan) | 37 | 137 | 32 | 175 |
| Hertfordshire | 25 | 116 | 30 | 167 | |
| Buckinghamshire | 22 | 92 | 22 | 120 | |
| Oxfordshire | 26 | 115 | 30 | 155 | |
| Northamptonshire | 24 | 91 | 21 | 92 | |
| Huntingdonshire | 5 | 33 | 6 | 37 | |
| Bedfordshire | 7 | 52 | 7 | 43 | |
| Cambridgeshire | 24 | 86 | 25 | 109 | |
| Division IV. | |||||
| Born in | Essex | 49 | 211 | 66 | 324 |
| Suffolk | 30 | 204 | 29 | 245 | |
| Norfolk | 31 | 179 | 35 | 264 | |
| Division V. | |||||
| Born in | Wiltshire | 15 | 144 | 22 | 222 |
| Dorsetshire | 13 | 79 | 13 | 97 | |
| Devonshire | 42 | 291 | 59 | 375 | |
| Cornwall | 10 | 57 | 7 | 80 | |
| Somersetshire | 45 | 277 | 74 | 302 | |
| Division VI. | |||||
| Born in | Gloucestershire | 33 | 174 | 31 | 235 |
| Herefordshire | 11 | 46 | 8 | 85 | |
| Shropshire | 3 | 51 | 9 | 55 | |
| Staffordshire | 18 | 59 | 19 | 71 | |
| Worcestershire | 8 | 46 | 11 | 70 | |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 118 | 23 | 100 | |
From this table it will be seen that the largest
number of foreigners have been born in France,
whilst the next largest number comes from
Germany.