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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT,
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Annual Report on the Health of the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-FieIds,
for the Year 1889.
To the Vestry of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour of submitting to you my Twentieth
Annual Report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish.
Births.
During the year the Births registered in the Parish were 283, a
number 7 in excess of the previous year.
The following Table gives the number of Births registered in each month of the year:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| February | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| March | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| April | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| May | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| June | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| July | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| August | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| September | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| October | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| November | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| December | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 138 | 145 | 283 |
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