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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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done by the intelligent application of a few known
principles, by local bodies anxious to preserve the
health and lives of their constituents.
I now present you with a table of deaths from the
various forms of Zymotic disease in this Parish for
the last seventeen years.
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| 1871. | Under 1 Year. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 5 and under 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 45 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 51 | 197 |
| Second Quarter | 35 | 28 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 174 |
| Third Quarter | 49 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 146 |
| Fourth Quarter | 35 | 31 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 60 | 204 |
| Total | 164 | 95 | 46 | 100 | 139 | 177 | 721 |
| Less Deaths in 1871 . | 62 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 25 | .. | 129 |
| Excess of Deaths in 1871 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Less Deaths in 1869 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 9 | .. | 17 | 104 |
| Excess of Deaths in 1869 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |