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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 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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Table: The following Table shows the periods of life in which the deaths have occurred in the last five years respectively.

The following Table shows the periods of life in which the deaths have occurred in the last five years respectively.

1875.Under 1 Year of Ago.Above l 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 Quarter3818131850559201
Second Quarter2820516334113156
Third Quarter362292332257154
Fourth Quarter414191430364175
Total143101367114515133686
1876.
First Quarter4440818384112201
Second Quarter462261831356104
Third Quarter3713101528281132
Fourth Quarter221283025255124
Total14087328112212624621
1877.
First Quarter301242626255128
Second Quarter301361530333129
Third Quarter5216111929222151
Fourth Quarter391442231333146
Total15155248211611313554
1878.
First Quarter353201836528187
Second Quarter373091224265143
Third Quarter633161327229171
Fourth Quarter3726132434508192
Total172119346712115030693
1879.
First Quarter3418414355414173
Second Quarter35141021393815172
Third Quarter228681620181
Fourth Quarter5022317334512182
Total14162236012315742608

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Daring the 24 years, 1855—1878, inclusive, the deaths from Zymotics were 2,147, being an average yearly mortality of 87. The
Zymotic deaths in the year 1879 were 48—a zymotic death rate of 1.433 per 1000, in a population of 33,500.
The Table on the page which follows shows the Zymotic and some other deaths in each quarter of the year 1879.