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St James's 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
of the
VESTRY OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
Reverend Sir and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the following Report upon
the Public Health of the Parish of St. James, Westminster,
for the year 1882.
According to the Census of 1881, the District of the Parish
of St. James covers an area of 162 acres, and contains a
population of 29,865.
The Golden Square Sub-District covers an area of 54 acres,
and contains a population of 11,585.
The Berwick Street Sub-District covers an area of 108 acres,
and contains a population of 18,280.
The District of the Parish of St. James has diminished in its
population by 3,754 persons during the decade 1871-81; its
population in 1881 being 29,865 against 33,619 in the year
1871. This decrease in the resident population is due, doubtless,
to the growing value of business premises, and to an
increasing tendency to reside in the suburbs of London. The
mean density of the population is now 184 per acre, and the
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| Benefactor. | OBJECT. | By whom Administered. | ' Annual Income. | SOURCE OF INCOME. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Mrs. Elizabeth Dennis Denyer. | To be divided into seven equal parts to be allotted to seven poor Spinsters, not under 60 years of age at the time, of general good character, constant, when able, in their attendance at some place of public worship, and who have never been beggars. The several said persons when so selected to receive the said bequests during their natural lives. The Parishioners of St. Luke, Chelsea, St. Pancras, St. James, Westminster, and Christ Church, Newgate Street, to have precedence, provided the applicant is equally deserving. | The distribution is made by the Rector and Churchwardens of St. Luke's, Chelsea, and the Trustees, of whom the Rector for the time being is one, in the Vestry Room of St. Luke's Church, on one of the first six days of the month of January in each year, and Notice of the day appointed is to be placed on the church doors one month previously, and printed forms may be obtained at St. Luke's Vestry Room, on any day after notice has been given between 10 and 12 o'clock. | £ | s. | d. | £6,989 17s. 8d. Three per Cent. Consols. |
| 119 | 0 | 0 | |||||