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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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APPENDIX No. 3.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR TO THE
UNITED VESTRY OF ST. MARGARET AND ST.
JOHN, WESTMINSTER.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report upon
the works and services executed under this department,
together with various other matters relating to the general
business.
maintenance of street carriageways.
The quantity of materials used in maintaining and keeping
in repair the carriageways throughout the district is as
follows, and this quantity includes the gravelling of wood
paving in frosty weather :—
Broken Guernsey Granite1528 yards
,, Stones 69 ,,
Flints 781 ,,
Hogging 501 ,,
Gravel 479 ,,
The following deaths occurred at the undermentioned places, viz.:—
| Hospitals. | Prisons. | Barracks. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 209 | Millbank | 12 | Wellington | 1 |
| Station | 8 | Her Majesty's | 1 | Hyde Park | 2 |
| Grosvenor | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| Coldstreams | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| 221 | 13 | 3 | |||
The following is a table of deaths from zymotic causes during the past three years:—
| 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 8 | 34 | 27 |
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 40 | 54 | 33 |
| Diarrhœa | 58 | 68 | 31 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | 1 | ... | ... |
| Fever | 6 | ... | 3 |
| 131 | 165 | 97 |