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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 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]

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Some short time since I met an American gentleman who had
travelled much, and in the course of conversation he informed me
that he considered this metropolis the best kept city he had ever
seen.
Births.
During the year 188G there were registered 356 Births, of which
191 were males, and 165 females. This, with the exception of last
year, is the lowest number of the last ten years.

Table: For the Year ended31s£December,1886—continued.

For the Year ended31s£December,1886—continued.

RECEIPTS.£s.d.PAYMENTS.£s.d.£s.d.
To amount brought forward2,83394To amount brought forward1,98171
Weekly Wages— Superintendent and Matron10400
Engineer10470
Firemen11700
1st Class Male Attendant54120
2nd Class Male Attendants10400
Female Bath Attendants48171
Laundry Attendants41120
Money Taker to Baths41120
Towel Washers25120
Extra Labour and Attendance64196
706124
Sundry persons under £5 each720
Balance in the hands of the Bankers40166
,, ,, „ late Clerk (Wages A/c)7623
„ ,, ,, Superintendent2192
138711
£2,83394£2,83394

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The Birth-rate of the Parish for the year 1886 was 19.6 per
1,000.
The Births registered in London in 1886 numbered 133 700,
giving the proportion of 32.3 Births in the year to 1,000 inhabitants.
This is the lowest rate on record since 1850, when the rate
was 32.0.
Deaths.
In the year 1886 there were registered 425 Deaths, of which
235 were males, and 190 females; this number is one less than in
the previous year.