London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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The following table shows the periods of life in which the deaths have occurred in the last three years respectively.
| 1873. | 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 and under 80. | Above 80. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 23 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 3 | 131 |
| Second Quarter | 34 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 142 |
| Third Quarter | 52 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 162 |
| Fourth Quarter | 54 | 60 | 1 | 35 | 44 | 48 | 9 | 251 |
| Total - | 163 | 110 | 15 | 95 | 131 | 140 | 32 | 686 |
| 1874. | * | |||||||
| First Quarter | 35 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 40 | 9 | 181 |
| Second Quarter | 34 | 21 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 148 |
| Third Quarter | 25 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 112 |
| Fourth Quarter | 31 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 57 | 13 | 194 |
| Total | 125 | 74 | 27 | 84 | 137 | 158 | 30 | 635 |
| 1875 | ||||||||
| First Quarter | 38 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 55 | 9 | 201 |
| Second Quarter | 28 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 41 | 13 | 156 |
| Third Quarter | 36 | 22 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 154 |
| Fourth Quarter | 41 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 175 |
| Total | 143 | 101 | 36 | 71 | 145 | 157 | 33 | 686 |
During the 20 years, 1855—74, the deaths from zymotics were 1974, being an average mortality of 98.7 per annum.
The mortality for 1875 was 75. The next table shows the names and numbers of the zymotics occurring in each
quarter of the year 1875.