[Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, Winchester U.D.C. / City.

  • Winchester (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1895
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Credit: [Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, Winchester U.D.C. / City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    To the Urban Sanitary Authority of the City of Winchester. Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1895. .Gentlemen, The following is my Annual Report for the year 1895, and I submit it with the greater satisfaction as it gives a most favourable record of the health of the District. Appended to it is a report of the proceedings and expenditure at the Victoria Hospital, and there is also a statement of the work done in Mr. Piper’s department. The Population of the District which in 1894 was estimated at 18,952 is considered to have diminished for 1895 to 18,216. This decrease is partly accounted for by a known reduction of the average strength at the Barracks, and by a decrease in the population in the surrounding parishes estimated to have taken place, from a careful comparison of the birth and death rate of 1895 with those of previous years. Tables A. and B. are appended and are similar to those of previous years. The deaths in 1895 amount to 270. Of these deaths 2 were at the Barracks and 87 at the Union Workhouse. 15 of the latter belong to the Urban, and 22 to other Districts. During the year'll occurred at the County Hospital, and 2 at the Victoria Hospital, of persons belonging to the District, which are not included in the Tables : both these Institutions being situated within the area of the Rural Sanitary District. Taking the grouping of Table A, the deaths in the District occurred at the following ages :— Deaths under 1 year of age • • • 49] 99 over ,, 99 and under 5 years ... 13| 99 „ 5 9 9 „ 15 „ « • • 8) 9* „ 15 9 9 ti 25 ,, 10 99 „ 25 9 9 „ 65 „ 87 9 9 ,, 65 9 9 • • • 1031 It is of interest to note that 17 deaths took place between 80 and 85 years of age, 9 between 85 and 90, 2 at 92 and 2 at 93. The Registered Births were 444, being 46 below those of the previous year. The following Table shows how the Births and Death, and Deaths from Zymotic Diseases were distributed in 1895. LOCALITY. GROUP. I.* GROUP Il.t GROUP I Il.t BARRACKS. WORK- HOUSE. The Whole District. Area in Acres ... • • • • • • • • • A. R. 1043 2 Population, Census, 1891 5850 6388 5619 1216 Included in Group I. 19073 ,, Estimated for 1895 5710 6493 5659 354 9 9 18216 Persons to Acre ... ... ... • • • • • • 17.44 Total Deaths 70 90 71 2 37 270 Deaths from 7 principal) Zymotic Diseases j 2 6 2 ... 1 11 Total Births 127 171 132 14 Included in Group I. 444 ° Group I.—The Parishes of St. Thomas, Weeke, and part of Chilcomb. f Group II.—The Parishes of St. Bartholomew Hyde, St. Peter Cheesehill, Milland, St. Faith, St. John and Winnall. % Group III.—The Parishes of St. Maurice, St. Mary Kalendre, St. Lawrence, St. Swithun, St. Michael, and St. Peter Colebrook.