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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 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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Table of Deaths in Districts and Quarters.
| 1869. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James's Sq. Div. | 38 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 120 |
| Golden Square Div. | 67 | 69 | 44 | 68 | 248 |
| Berwick Street Div. | 65 | 49 | 61 | 67 | 242 |
| Workhouse | 50 | 62 | 32 | 36 | 180 |
| Total | 220 | 207 | 165 | 198 | 790 |
| 1870. | |||||
| St. James's Sq. Div. | 42 | 45 | 22 | 43 | 152 |
| Golden Square Div. | 59 | 65 | 73 | 64 | 261 |
| Berwick Street Div. | 48 | 77 | 64 | 75 | 264 |
| Workhouse | 53 | 54 | 28 | 42 | 177 |
| Total | 202 | 241 | 187 | 224 | 854 |
| 1871. | |||||
| St. James's Sq. Div. | 39 | 39 | 28 | 36 | 142 |
| Golden Square Div. | 70 | 42 | 52 | 67 | 231 |
| Berwick Street Div. | 57 | 59 | 46 | 65 | 227 |
| Workhouse . | 31 | 34 | 20 | 36 | 121 |
| Total | 197 | 174 | 146 | 204 | 721 |
These tables show that the saved life in 1871
over 1869 and 1870 was chiefly in infant life. The
only group of ages in which there was an excess of
death is in the lives above the age of forty.
Death in the Workhouse.
In estimating the death rate of the different
districts of the Parish, it becomes important to
separate the deaths in the Workhouse and others
for two reasons: first, that it contains residents