Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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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.
1884
First Quarter
26
6
5
11
26
47
10
131
Second Quarter
20
34
1
6
17
36
13
127
Third Quarter
41
13
8
16
14
22
5
119
Fourth Quarter
21
10
4
15
25
26
8
109
Total
108
63
18
48
82
131
36
486
1885
First Quarter
81
26
3
15
33
37
6
151
Second Quarter
17
22
7
3
30
26
5
110
Third Quarter
33
19
3
13
22
30
5
125
Fourth Quarter
12
7
3
9
29
21
9
90
Total
93
74
16
40
114
114
25
476
1886
First Quarter
22
23
5
21
33
45
12
161
Second Quarter
32
10
1
15
31
29
7
125
Third Quarter
35
17
4
14
15
24
3
112
Fourth Quarter
17
5
3
20
23
23
4
95
Total
106
55
13
70
102
121
26
493
1887
First Quarter
23
13
4
14
24
35
6
119
Second Quarter
25
22
3
18
18
25
4
115
Third Quarter
32
8
1
12
21
32
2
108
fourth Quarter
26
19
7
13
18
33
5
121
Total
106
62
15
57
81
125
17
463
1888
[First Quarter
22
34
2
16
44
35
7
140
Second Quarter
28
3
4
11
22
25
4
97
Third Quarter
29
7
5
14
13
26
2
96
Fourth Quarter
20
2
6
10
23
27
6
94
Total
99
26
17
51
102
113
19
427
1889
'First Quarter
23
18
2
7
28
28
3
109
Second Quarter
23
16
2
10
16
8
1
76
Third Quarter
28
27
6
13
19
18
• ••
111
Fourth Quarter
21
8
6
6
14
20
2
77
Total
95
69
16
36
77
74
6
373
1890
'First Quarter
23
9
5
15
15
23
1
91
Second Quarter
26
11
1
10
13
12
3
76
Third Quarter
27
6
2
11
15
27
3
91
Fourth Quarter
22
9
3
18
34
20
5
111
Total
98
35
11
54
77
82
12
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