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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 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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57
Deaths.
The Deaths during the year numbered 474. This
mortality was 23 in excess of the previous year.
BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount brought forward | 1,489 | 8 | ||||
| By Mr. Dangerfield, One Year's Salary | 50 | 0 | ||||
| ,, Superintendent and Matron | 104 | 0 | 0 | |||
| ,, Engineer | 117 | 0 | 0 | |||
| „ Firemen | 114 | 8 | 0 | |||
| ,, 1st Class Male Attendants | 54 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2nd Class Male Attendants | 104 | 0 | 0 | |||
| ,, Female Bath Attendant | 41 | 12 | 0 | |||
| ,, Money Taker to Baths | 19 | 4 | 0 | |||
| ,, Laundry Attendants | 83 | 4 | 0 | |||
| ,, Towel Washers | 24 | 9 | 10 | |||
| „ Extra Labour and Attendance | 59 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 721 | 12 | |||||
| 2,261 | 1 | |||||
| ,, Balance in hand of Bankers | 145 | 9 | 5 | |||
| ,, ,, in hand of Clerk (Wages) | 74 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 219 | 11 | |||||
| £2,480 | 12 | 1 | ||||
Of the above 474 Deaths, 188 occurred in the
Charing Cross Hospital, and of this number who died
in the Hospital, 154 were non-residents in the Parish.
These 154 deaths deducted from the total deaths
will form a basis on which to estimate the death-rate
of the Parish.