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Clerkenwell 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT.
1866.
With Table of Causes of Death, &c.
To the Vestry of St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell.
Gentlemen,
I have the honor to present to you my Eleventh
Annual Report upon the sanitary state of the district.
For the sake of comparison, I shall endeavour to preserve
the same form as that adopted in my preceding Reports.
The number of deaths occurring from all causes in the
district, during the year 1866, was 1661. The average of deaths
for the last ten years was 1522; hence the deaths wero 139 more
than the average.
The absolute mortality during the last ten years is shown below, the number of births being added:—
| Deaths. | Births. | |
|---|---|---|
| In 1857 | 1406 | 2219 |
| 1858 | 1477 | 2220 |
| 1859 | 1374 | 2175 |
| 1860 | 1383 | 2279 |
| 1861 | 1494 | 2295 |
| 1862 | 1572 | 2287 |
| 1863 | 1509 | 2449 |
| 1864 | 1735 | 2224 |
| 1865 | 1613 | 2389 |
| 1866 | 1661 | 2434 |
| Average | 1522 | 2297 |
During each year, a certain number of deaths of the
inhabitants of the district takes place in General and Special
Hospitals, and in Lunatic Asylums. The number of these
appertaining to the year 1866 is 135.
As shown above, the births taking place in the year were
2434; 639 of them occurring in the first quarter, 616 in the
second, 608 in the third, and 571 in the last quarter.
Hence there is a natural increase of population for the
year, of 773. In the preceding year, the deaths being 1613,
and the births 2389, the natural increase was 776; which very
nearly agrees with that of the past year. The average of births
for the last ten years being 2297, the births taking place in
1866 were 137 more than the average.