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Clerkenwell 1870
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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Medical Officer's Report
FOR 1870,
With Table OF CAUSES OF DEATH, &C.
| Date. | Name of Contractor | Nature of Works to be performed, and Materials supplied. | Period. | Price. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870. | • | |||
| Feby. 17th. | Harris, James | Watering District, No. 1 (Wards 1,2,3,) | From March to Michaelmas, same year | 8s. 5d. per man, horse, & cart |
| Ditto | Ditto | Ditto No. 2 (Wards 4 & 5) | Ditto ditto | 8s. 6d. ditto ditto |
| Ditto | Irons, William | To take away Dust from District No. 1 | From 25th March, 1870, to 25th March, 1871 | £500. |
| Ditto | Ditto | To take away Dust ditto No. 2 | Ditto ditto | £460. |
| Ditto | Harris, James | Removal ot Slop ditto No. 1 | Ditto ditto | 1s. 11d. per single load, and 4s. per double load. |
| Ditto | Irons, William | Removal of Slop ditto No. 2 | Ditto ditto | 1s. 9d. per single load, and 3s. 6d. per double load. |
| March 17th | Sewell, W. C. & Son | Paving and repair of Pavements | Ditto ditto | As per schedule of prices. |
| Ditto | Ditto | Paving Materials | Ditto ditto | Ditto |
| Ditto | Ditto | Broken Guernsey Granite | Ditto ditto | 14s. 10d. per cubic yard. |
| Ditto | Ditto | „ Markfield ditto | Ditto ditto | 13s. 9d. ditto |
| Ditto | Dodd, Henry | Ballast, Elints, &c | Ditto ditto | As per schedule of prices. |
| Ditto | Tirebuck, J & I., ,, | Printing | Ditto ditto | Ditto |
It will also be seen that the births were 32 more than the average,
and 5 more than in the preceding year.
The sub-districts in which the deaths and births occurred were
as follows:—
Deaths. Births. Excess.
St. James 515 676+161.
Amwell 352 620+268.
Pentonville 249 493.+244.
Goswell 357 626.+269.
In each year, a certain number of the inhabitants of this parish,
die in General and Special Hospitals, and in Lunatic Asylums,
situated outside the parish. The estimated number of these for the
year 1870,is 101.
The number of births being 2415, and the deaths 1473, the
excess—or the natural increase of the population—amounted to 942.
In the preceding year this was 898.
To the Vestry of St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell.
Gentlemen,
I hereby respectfully lay before you, my 15th Annual Report, for
the year 1870.
The number of deaths which arose from all causes, in 1870, was
1473. The average number of deaths for the last ten years is
1571; hence the deaths were 98 less than the average. And the
number of deaths in 1869 being 1512, the deaths in 1870 were 39
less than those of the preceding year.