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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT,
1873.
Annual Report on the Health of the Parish of St. Martin-in-theFields,
for the Year 1873.
To the Vestry of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour of submitting to you my
fourth Annual Report on the health and sanitary
condition of the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
Births.
The Births during the year 1873 were 532; that
is 36 more than in the previous year.
1873.
Males 272
532
Females 260
1872.
Males 256
496
Females 240
Deaths.
The Deaths in the year 1873 amounted to 545; that
is 41 in excess of the previous year. The following is
c
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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 1,899 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Supply of gas by the Gaslight and Coke Company (5 quarters) | 3,522 | 4 | ||||
| Ditto ditto London Gaslight Company (4 quarters) | 156 | 18 | ||||
| New Lanterns and Repairs to Lamps | 30 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 3,709 | 6 | |||||
| Sweeping and carting away slop, &c., from streets | 2,002 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Removing dust and ashes from houses | 800 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2,802 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Horse and cart hire spreading water | 543 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Labour filling carts at posts | 46 | 5 | ||||
| Repairs to water posts, &c | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 598 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Fitting up room in basement for the use of Analyst, altering steps to area, &c. | 35 | 12 | 5 | |||
| Supply of gas, water, and sundry repairs | 28 | 11 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 9 |
| Carried forward | £9,072 | 15 | 10 | |||