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St James's 1887

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

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Table: The following numbers of Deaths were registered as having occurred in St. James's during the year 1887:—

The following numbers of Deaths were registered as having occurred in St. James's during the year 1887:—

First Quarter119
Second Quarter115
Third Quarter108
Fourth Quarter121
Gross mortality for year 1887463
Deduct deaths of Non-Parishioners:—
Dying in the Workhouse 32
Dying in the Throat Hospital 5
37
Net mortality for the year 1887426

Table: 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:—

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.
Year 1878Deaths69364719.00
„ 1879,,60856817.00
„ 1880,,62358917.60
„ 1881,,56954518.22
„ 1882,,53850517.00
„ 1883,,52750116.80
„ 1884,,48647615.94
„ 1885,,47645115.10
„ 1886,,49345015.07
„ 1887,,46342614.26