Report on the mortality of the borough of Bedford, and of thirty-nine rural parishes, constituting the Bedford Union / presented to the Board of Guardians, by T. Herbert Barker.

  • Barker, T. Herbert (Thomas Herbert), 1814-1865.
Date:
1854
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Credit: Report on the mortality of the borough of Bedford, and of thirty-nine rural parishes, constituting the Bedford Union / presented to the Board of Guardians, by T. Herbert Barker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    10 TABLE VI.—DEATH PROM ZYMOTIC AHD A FEW OTHER DISEASES, IN THE PARISH OP ST. JOHN, BEDFORD, FROM JULY 1, 1837. TO JUNE, 30, 1853. CAUSES OF DEATH. IS 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 46 47 48 49 50 61 52 63!totai,8 f Measles 3 2 t: 00 Scarlatina 2 o e Hooping-cough 1 1 1 Q •2 Croup .... 1 1 ^ Diarrhoea 1 1 1 Q •2 Influenza 1 1 PiUT;)ura 1 1 Fever 1 4 4 1 2 1 9 ^Erysipelas 1 * • • * 1 Total Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. 4 2 1 3 1 4 8 1 2 2 1 29 Phthisis or Consumption 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 3 5 24 Hydrocephalus 1 1 Convulsions 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 s Pneumonia 3 2 2 1 3 1 12 Premature birth and debility 1 1 2 Atrophy 1 1 1 3 TABLE VII.—DEATHS IN SEPARATE YEARS IN EACH OF THE BEDFORD PARISHES, TOGETHER WITH THE TOTALS FOR THE SIXTEEN YEARS, INCLUSIVE OF DEATHS IN THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. PARISH. 1 838 39 40 41 42 43 44 45] 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 TOTALS St. Paul 105 108 152 128 118 114 157 120105 1 206195 117 160 100 104 127 2116 St. Peter 66 49 69 42 41 60 68 44 46 66 67 49 48 54 62 66 856 St. Mary 60 57 49 63 28 46 63 78 79 92110 84 106 74 88 72 1139 St. Cuthbert 16 9 16 16 17 9 18 12 21 23 19 14 13 12 16 17 248 St. John 2 6 4 10 8 7 4| 8 18j 8 10 9 8 6 6 122 Totals 239 229 290 259 212 237 1 293 268|269 406|399 274 336 248 1 266 277 4481 TABLE VIII.—DEATHS PER THOUSAND IN EACH OF THE BEDFORD PARISHES FOR THE SIXTEEN YEARS, INCLUSIVE OF DEATHS IN THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. PARISH. Deaths from July 1, 1837, to June 30, 1863 Average Number of Deaths ^ thousand. Proportion of Deaths to the Living. St. Paul 2116 21.3 1 in 47 St. Peter 866 31.9 1 .. 31 St. Mary 1139 63.0 1 .. 19 St. Cuthbert 248 24.6 1 .. 40 St. John 122 16.9 1 .. 69