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St James's 1869

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

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Number now in the House 816
Of these 5 are over 90 years of age.
54 „ 80
173 „ 70
203 60
Those over 90 have been in the House —
2 for 11 years; 1 for 18 years; 1 for 29 years; 1 for 30 years.
Those over 80 have been from 28 years to an average of over 6 years.
„ 70 „ 26 „ „ 4 years.
Number of Cases relieved by St. James's, during 6 months—
Indoor, 1,474
Outdoor, 2,585 = 4,059.
Number of Cases relieved by St. Anne's, during 6 months —
Indoor, 473
Outdoor, 1,294 = 1,767.
Payment made by St. James's, for 6 months, £19,825 7s. 0d.
„ St. Anne's, „ .£3,919 16s. id.
Note.—The numbers given in all the above, as from St. James's, includes all from the
Vagrant Wards, and other sources.
Upon the Motion of Mr. Eiam, seconded by Mr. Downes, it
•was resolved that the Statement produced by Mr. Bonthbon be
printed, and a copy sent to each Member of the Yestry.
Extracted from the Minutes,
GEORGE BUZZARD, Vestry Clerk,
Since the publication of this document, I have
more fully examined the mortality in the workhouse,
and find that the average death from 1863 to 1867,
inclusive, was 134. The mortality of 1867 was
therefore an exceptionally small mortality, whilst
the two years 1868 and 1869 had their mortality
increased by the inhabitants of Saint Anne's. Deducting
these deaths, it gives for the inhabitants of