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St James's 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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The mortality of St. James's during the last five
years has been:—
Year 1871 Deaths 680
„ 1872 „ 620
„ 1873 „ 629
„ 1874 „ 592
„ 1875 „ 621
During the year 1875 the following number of
Deaths were registered as having occurred in St.
James's:—
First Quarter 201
Second Quarter 156
Third Quarter 154
Fourth Quarter 175
686
Deduct Deaths of Non-Parishioners
Dying in the Workhouse 55
Dying in the Throat Hospital 10
65
621
621 deaths in a population of 33,500 is a death
rate of 18.5 per 1000.
The following table shows the periods of life in
which the deaths have occurred in the last three
years respectively.
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 1G4 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 |