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 1877
[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.
| 1875. | Under 1 Year of Age. | 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 | 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 |
| 1876. | ||||||||
| First Quarter | 44 | 40 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 201 |
| Second Quarter | 46 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 164 |
| Third Quarter | 37 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 132 |
| Fourth Quarter | 22 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 124 |
| Total | 149 | 87 | 32 | 81 | 122 | 126 | 24 | 621 |
| 1877 | ||||||||
| First Quarter | 30 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 128 |
| Second Quarter | 30 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 129 |
| Third Quarter | 52 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 151 |
| Fourth Quarter | 39 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 33 | 146 | |
| Total | 151 | 55 | 24 | 82 | 116 | 113 | 13 | 554 |