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St James's 1888

[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 1888 :—

The following numbers of Deaths were registered as having occurred in St. James's during the year 1888 :—

First Quarter140
Second Quarter97
Third Quarter96
Fourth Quarter94
Gross mortality for year 1888427
Deduct deaths of Non-Parishioners :—
Dying in the Workouse32
Dying in the Throat Hospital9
41
Net Mortality for the year 1888386

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Tables of the causes of death and other data for the year 1888
are appended.
I have the honour to remain,
Reverend Sir and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JAMES EDMUNDS.
8, Grafton Street, Piccadilly.
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Table: 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:—

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 1879Deaths60856817.00
„ 1880„62358917.60
„ 1881„56954518.22
„ 1882„53850517.00
„ 1883„52750116.80
,, 1884„48647615.94
„ 1885„47645115.10
„ 1886„49345015.07
„ 1887„46342614.26
„ 1888„42738612.96