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St James's 1887

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

Published
1888
Pages
183
Tables
77

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  • Page 8
    RETURN OF THE ATTENDANCE OF VESTRYMEN AT MEETINGS OF THE VESTRY AND COMMITTEES FROM THE ELECTION IN MAY, 1887, TO THE 1 ST MAY, 1888.
    Vestry.Finance, &c Committee.Sanitary, &c, Commu???te.Works. &c. Committee.Lighting Committee.St. James's Dwellings Committee.Special Committees.Total.
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    The following is the number of meetings held during the year :—
  • Page 35
    RATES were made by the Vestry during the year as follows :—
    Amount in the Pound.
  • Page 36
    The following statement shows the amount of the rates and the collection thereof :—
    Poor Rate —£s.d.
  • Page 37
    Total amount expended, £141,266 7s. 9d.
    Under Control of Local Authority.Not under Control of Local Authority.
    £sd.£s.d.
  • Page 37
    The following is a statement of the sums paid to Metropolitan and County Authorities from the rates of this Parish during each of the three preceding years :—
    1884-5.1885-6.1886-7.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 38
    The following statement illustrates the enormous increase in the demands of the Metropolitan Board of Works and the School Board for London during the last ten years:—
    1878-91879-801880-11881-21882-31883-41884-51885-61886-71887-8
  • Page 46
    The following is a statement of the number of loads reported to have been removed from the parish during the year :—
    Cart Loads.Wagon Loads.
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  • Page 84
    The following is a list of public urinals erected and maintained by the Vestry:—
    Situation.No. of Compartments.Situation.No. of Compartments.
  • Page 85
    The cost of maintaining the urinals during the year is as follows: —
    £s.d
  • Page 85
    The following is a list of the Cab Ranks in this Parish authorised by the Commissioner of Police:-
    No. of Places.
  • Page 111
    The cost of the General Repairs, &c., to streets executed by men in the employ of your Vestry, is as follows:—
    £s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.
  • Page 113
    Has been laid in the following streets:—
    Name of StreetPart of Street Payed.Date when Paved.Area of Wood Paring in yards super.Cost per yard super.Previous Paving.Description of Paving and Name of Contractor.
  • Page 113
    REPAIRS TO WOOD PAYING. Laid in the Parish in former years, were carried out as occasion required, and amount to—
    £s.d.
  • Page 114
    The undermentioned Streets have been paved with Asphalte during the Year:—
    Name of Street.Part of Street Paved.Date when PavedArea of Asphalte in yards super.Cost per yard super.Previous PavingCredit for old Pitching per yard super.Description of Paving and Name of Contractor.
  • Page 124 125
    Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the Sewers, Metropolitan Consolidated, and General Rates, and of the other Moneys applicable to the purposes of the Local Management Acts from the 2 5th day of March, 1887, to the 25th day of March, 1888.
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    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 127
    APPENDICES. A. PAVING.
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    D.
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    G.
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    SUNDRIES.
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  • Page 133
    ST. JAMES'S," WESTMINSTER. A Statement of Debts and Liabilities owing by the Vestry on the 25th clay of March , 1888.
  • Page 134
    St. O ??? An Account of all Contracts entered, into or Continued by the Vestry during the year ended 25th March , 1888.
  • Page 135
    ST. JAMES'S DWELLINGS. Income Account from the 1st January,- 1887, to the 31s£ March, 1888.
    1887.£s.d.1888.£s.d.
  • Page 136 137
    ST. JAMES'S DWELLINGS ACCOUNT. Balance Sheet 22nd March , 1888.
    To Capital—£s.d.£s.d,By Income—£s.d.
  • Page 138
    PARISH OF ST. Statement of Accounts of the Commissioners for ended 31st JAMES, WESTMINSTER. Public Baths and Wash-houses during the year December, 1887.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.1887. PAYMENTS.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 139
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. Statement of Accounts of the Governors and Directors of the Poor for the year ended 25 th March , 1888.
    receipts.expenditure.
    1887.£s.d.1888.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    receipts.£s.d.expenditure.£s.d.
  • Page 141
    AUCHBISHOP TENISON'S SCHOOL. Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1887.
    receipts.£s.d.£sd.payments.£sd.£s.d.
    1887.1887.
  • Page 142
    BURLINGTON SCHOOL. Statement of Accounts for the Tear ended 31st December, 1887.
    receipts.£s.d.payments.£s.d.
    1887.1887.
  • Page 143
    CRAVEN PEST HOUSE CHARITY. Statement of Accounts for the Year 1887.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 144
    offertory school fund
    1887. receipts.£s.d.1887. payments.£s.d.
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    1887. receipts.£s.d.1887. payments.£s.d.
  • Page 145
    LE QUAINTER'S CHARITY.
    1887. receipts.£s.d.1887. payments.£s.d.
  • Page 146
    NEWTON AND BAGSHAW'S CHARITY.
    1887. receipts.£s.d.1887. payments,£s.d.
  • Page 146
    BRODER'S, PORTEUS, AND ANDRE WES' CHARITY.
    1887. receipts.£5.d.1887. payments.£5.d.
  • Page 147
    JACKSON'S CHARITY.
    1887. receipts.£s.d.1887. payments.£s.d.
  • Page 147
    FORSTER'S BEQUEST.
    1887. receipts.£s.d.1887. payments.£s.d.
  • Page 148 149
    ATKINSON MORLEY'S WIDOWS' FUND.
    1887. receipts.£s.d.1887. payments.£s.d.
  • Page 150 151
    Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Trustees of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Almshouses and Pension Charity. From the 1st November, 188(5, tn t)ie 31s£ December, 1887.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d
  • Page 152
    Statement of the Receipts and. Expenditure of the Trustees of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Almhouses and Pension Charity. From the 1st November, 1886, to the 31 st December, 1887.—Continued.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.£sd.
    £s.d.
  • Page 153
    LIST OF THE PAROCHIAL CHARITIES, &c.
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.SOURCE OF INCOME.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual IncomeSOURCE OF INCOME.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.AMOUNT OF BEQUEST.
  • Page 158
    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.SOURCE OF INCOME.
  • Page 159
    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual IncomeSOURCE OF INCOME.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.SOURCE OF INCOME.
  • Page 166
    The following numbers of Deaths were registered as having occurred in St. James's during the year 1887:—
  • Page 166
    These facts, for the last ten years, are shown in the following table, but, until we have a new census, it is difficult to know what changes are taking place in the population of St. James's since the census of 1881:—
    Gross Mortality.Net MortalityDeath Rates.
  • Page 167
    The following Table of gross Mortality shows the periods of life in which the deaths have occurred in the last Seven years respectively.
    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.
  • Page 168
    TABLE OF ZYMOTIC DEATHS FOR THE 25 YEARS— 1863-87 INCLUSIVE.
    1863186418651866186718681869187018711872187318741875187618771878187918801881188218831884188518861887
  • Page 169
    Table showing the Names and number of Zymotic and certain other deaths which occurred in each Quarter during the Year 1887.
    First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Whole year.
  • Page 170
    PARISH OP ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able I.— Causes of D eath during Quarter ending Mar. 31 st, 1887.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.St James's Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under 60Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All ages
  • Page 171
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER. appendix to report of medical officer of health. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending June 30th , 1887 .
    CAUSES OP DEATH.St. James, Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 | and under 40.Above 40 ana under 60Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages.
  • Page 172
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Sept. 29,1887 .
    causes of death.St. James, Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under60.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages
  • Page 173
    PARISH OP ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able I.— Causes of Death during Quarter ending Dec. 26th, 1887 .
    CAUSES OF DEATHS.St. James. Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under SO.80 and upwards.All Ages.
  • Page 174
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES'S. WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table II.— Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under notice during the year 1887.
    Date.Initials of Name.Address.No.of Case.Sex.Age.Disease.Supposed Cause.Removed ?To where.Result.Remarks.
  • Page 175
    PARISH OP ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table II.— Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under notice during the year 1887— Continued.
    Date.Initials of Name.Address.No. of CaseSex.Age.Disease.Supposed Cause.Removed ?To where.Results.Remarks.
  • Page 176
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES 'S, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table II.— Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under notice during the year, 1887— Continued.
    Date.Initials of Name.Address.No.of CaseSex.Age.Disease.Supposed Cause.Removed ?To where.Result.Remarks.
  • Page 177
    PARISH OP ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table II .— Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under notice during the year 1887 — Continued.
    Date.Initials of Name.Address.No. of Case.Sex.Age.Disease.Supposed Cause.Removed ?To Where.Result.Remarks.
  • Page 178
    PARISH OP ST. JAMES' , WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T abl e . II . — Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under notice during the year 1887— Continued.
    Date.Initials of Name.Address.No.of Case.Sex.Age.Disease.Supposed Cause.Removed ?To where.Result.Remarks.
  • Page 179
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under notice during the year 1887— Continued.
    Date.Initials of Name.Address.No. of Case.Sex.Age.Diseases.Supposed Cause.Removed ?To where.Result.Remarks.
  • Page 180
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. SUMMARY OF WORK BY INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES DURING THE YEAR 1887.
    NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole year.
  • Page 181
    APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. SUMMARY OF WORK BY INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES DURING THE YEAR 1887, Continued.
    NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth QuarterFor the whole year
  • Page 182
    APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. TABLE OF INSPECTOR'S WORK— Continued.
    NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole year.
  • Page 183
    SUMMARY OF WORK BY INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES DURING THE YEAR 1887.
    NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.for the whole year.
  • Page 184
    Underground Rooms or Cellars cleared of Occupants, under the 103rd Scction of the Act 18 and 19 Victoria, cap. 120, up to end of year 1887.
  • Page 186
    APPENDIX TO REPORT OF PUBLIC ANALYST SHOWING THE NAMES AND NUMBER OF ARTICLES SUBMITTED FOB ANALYSIS DURING THE YEAR 1887.
    number of articles obtained.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole year.
  • Page 187
    Samples of Pood submitted for Analysis for the Year 1887.
    Date 1887.No.Article.Quality.REMARKS.
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    Date 1887.No.ArticleQuality.REMARKS.