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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

Clerkenwell 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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In each year a number of the deaths of the parishioners takes
place in general and special Hospitals, and in Lunatic Asylums,
situated in other parishes. The estimated number of these for
1877 is 99.
The number of births having been 2,522, and of deaths 1,385,
the excess, or the natural excess of population, is 1,137.
The number of deaths arising from the principal zymotic
diseases in 1877 was 284; being an increase of 74 in regard to
that of the preceding year.

Table: The accompanying table exhibits the number of deaths which have taken place in each of the last ten years, the births in each year being placed opposite:—

The accompanying table exhibits the number of deaths which have taken place in each of the last ten years, the births in each year being placed opposite:—

deaths.births.
18681,6442,478
18691,5122,410
18701,4732,415
18711,4172,274
18721,3232,353
18731,5132,664
18741,4172,565
18751,5392,505
18761,3422,559
18771,3852,522

Table: According to the Registrar-General's sub-districts in which the deaths and births occurred, they stand thus:—

According to the Registrar-General's sub-districts in which the deaths and births occurred, they stand thus:—

deaths.births.excess.
St. James452759307
Amwell352660308
Pentonville268488220
Goswell313615302