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St James's 1883
[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 1883.
The Census of 1881 gives the District of the Parish of St.
James as covering an area of 162 acres, and containing a
population of 29,865.
The Golden Square Sub-District appears as covering an area
of 54 acres, and containing a population of 11,585.
The Berwick Street Sub-District appears as covering an area
of 108 acres, and containing a population of 18,280.
The mean density of the population appears as 181 per acre,
and the net mortality for the year 1883 was 501—a death-rate
of 16-8 per 1,000. The density of the population in the Golden
Square Sub-District appears as 215 persons per acre, and that of
the Berwick Street Sub-District as 169 persons per acre.