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St James's 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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Daring the year 1874 the following number of
Deaths were registered as having occurred in St.
James's:—
First Quarter 181
Second Quarter 148
Third Quarter 112
Fourth Quarter 194
635
Deduct Deaths of Non-Parishioners
Dying in the Workhouse 30
Dying in the Throat Hospital 13 43
592
592 deaths in a population of 33,500 is a death
rate of nearly 18 per 1000.
The mortality of St. James's during the last four
years has been:—
Year 1871 Deaths 680
„ 1872 ,, 620
„ 1873 ,, 629
„ 1874 ,, 592
The previous average of deaths in St. James's
having been 730 for each year, the 592 deaths in
1874 are no less than 138 below the average.
The following table shows the periods of life in
which the deaths have occurred in the last three
years respectively. It will be observed that the
mortality of infants and young children was much
diminished during the year 1874.
The numbers and distribution of the population at each of the last five decennial enumerations are shown by the following figures:—*
| Census. | St. James's District, Area 164 acres. | St. James's Square Sub-District, Area 85 acres. | Golden Square Sub-District, Area 54 acres. | Berwick Street Sub-District, Area 25 acres. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 37,053 | |||
| 1841 | 37,398 | 13,337 | 13,612 | 10,449 |
| 1851 | 36,406 | 11,469 | 14,139 | 10,798 |
| 1861 | 35,326 | 10,753 | 13,966 | 10,607 |
| 1871 | 33,619 | 10,472 | 12,860 | 10,287 |