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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Martin-in-the-Fields 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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Deaths.
The Deaths in the year 1881 numbered 451.
This mortality was 40 less than in the previous year.
This decrease is due to a certain extent to a diminished
population, from the pulling down of houses as previously
mentioned.
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| £ | 8. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 2 | |||||
| One-third of Inspector's salary | 34 | 13 | ||||
| „ Vestry Keepers and Messengers, ditto | 23 | |||||
| 4 | ||||||
| Carried to Summary | £1,080 | 17 | ||||
| Amount chargeable to " General Rate" | 10,218 | 19 | ||||
| „ „ "Sewers Rate" | 1,080 | 17 | ||||
| Total | £11,299 | 17 | 2 | |||
Of the above 451 deaths, 148 occurred in the Charing
Cross Hospital, and of this number who died in the
Hospital, 128 were non-residents in St. Martin-in-the-
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