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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT,
1872.
Annual Report on the health of the parish of St. Martin-in-the
fields, for the Year 1872.
To the Vestry of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour of submitting to you my
third Annual Report on the health and sanitary condition
of the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and
in doing so I must congratulate you on the reduction
of our death-rate. In the year 1872 the number of
deaths was lower than it had been for many years past.
Births.
The Births during the year 1872 were 496; that
is 03 less than in the previous year.
1872.
Males 256
Females 240
1871.
• Males 287
Females 272
Deaths.
The Deaths in the year 1872 amounted to 504; that
is 22 less than in the previous year. The following is
c