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St James's 1869

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

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it is precisely in the Berwick Street District, that
there is an overcrowding of the population.
I have often drawn attention to this drawback in
the health of Berwick Street and its neighbourhood,
and every effort should be made, not only to reduce
the number of houses, but also to diminish the
population of each house.
Zymotic Diseases in 1870.
Table of Zymotic Diseases.
name
of disease.
First
Quarter.
Second
Quarter.
Third
Quarter.
Fourth
Quarter.
Total.
St. Jas's. Sq. Div.
Golden Sq. Div.
Berwick St. Div.
Workhouse.
St. Jas's. Sq. Div.
Golden Sq. Div.
Berwick St. Div.
Workhouse.
St. Jas's. Sq. Div.l
Golden Sq. Div.
Berwick St. Div.
Workhouse.
St. Jas's. Sq. Div.
Golden Sq. Div.
Berwick St. Div.
Workhouse.
Measles
......
..
2
1
..
..
4
1
..
4
2
..
..
..
..
..
14
Scarlet Fever
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
..
..
2
3
1
2
5
13
••
39
Whpg. Cough
..
4
3
3
••
5
3
..
1
11
6
3
..
1
2
1
43
Typhus
1
2
3
..
..
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
10
Diarrhœa
..
..
..
..
..
4
7
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
13
3
8
10
5
1
12
17
1
2
17
12
4
4
7
15
1
119
The number of cases in each Division of the
Parish is as follows:-