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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
Westminster 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]
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The following particulars in reference to the Ecclesiastical
Districts and the Institutions in the two parishes are here
given to complete this notice of the parochial statistics.
In the Commissioners' Report on the Census for 1881 the fio-ures were first eaven for the several wards:—
| Wards. | Rated House, holders. | Rateable Value. |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Knightsbridge) | 952 | |
| No. 2 | 1,458 | 113,951 |
| No. 3 | 1,279 | 192,252 |
| Total | 3,689 | 496,534 |
| No. 1 | 1,329 | 47,623 |
| No. 2 | 1,341 | 54,600 |
| No. 3 | 1,354 | 54,309 |
| Total | 4,024 | 156,532 |
| Total for St. Margaret & St. John | 7,713 | 653,066 |
| The Close of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter | - | 2,393 |
In Institutions, Census 1881.
Registration Sub-District of St. Margaret.
Hyde Park Barracks
549
Wellington Barracks (New Wing)
496
Wellington Barracks (Old Wing)
429
Victoria Model Dwellings (Soldiers' Married Quarters)
201
Wellington House (Soldiers' Quarters)
159
Westminster Hospital
192
House of Correction
562
Registration Sub-District of St. John.
Grenadier Guards' Hospital
116
Coldstream Guards' Hospital
52
Scots Fusilier Guards' Hospital
44
Hospital for Diseases of Women and Children
16
Millbank Prison
979