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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 1892
[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 is a list of deaths of parishioners occurring in outlying institutions:—
| Diseases. | Under 5. | Over 5. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlatina | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Diphtheria | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | 14 | 48 |
Total deaths in outlying institutions, with certain particulars:—
| Occupants of Common Lodging Houses. | No definite residence given. | Previous residence known. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 104 | 210 | 376 |
Arranged according to sex and age:—
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Over 60. | Under 60. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 | 159 | 376 | 151 | 225 | 376 |
The foregoing list of deaths, which I include for the first time,
calls for some remarks. In the first instance as, under my
instructions, the inspectors are obtaining the removal (to the
hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board) of all cases of
infectious disease, which cannot be thoroughly isolated at home,
it is necessary to include the deaths occurring among those
removed in my returns.