Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1855-56
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No. III.—Mortality in the City of London during Eight Years, namely from Michaelmas 1848,
Entire City. | East London Union. . | West London Union. | City of London Union. | |||||||||||
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Saint Botolph. | Cripplegate. | Workhouses. | North. | South. | Work. house. | S. W. | N. W. | South. | S. E. | N. E. | Workhouse. | |||
Mortality from Michaelmas to Michaelmas. | 1848–19 | 519 | 574 | 179 | 372 | 598 | 126 | 293 | 245 | 263 | 214 | 262 | 103 | |
1849–50 | 396 | 444 | 125 | 324 | 290 | 108 | 176 | 168 | 218 | 183 | 219 | 101 | ||
1850–51 | 493 | 471 | 167 | 317 | 313 | 68 | 191 | 169 | 258 | 217 | 213 | 101 | ||
1851–52 | 534 | 460 | 176 | 266 | 379 | 129 | 196 | 198 | 203 | 171 | 235 | 117 | ||
1852–53 | 516 | 534 | 155 | 289 | 309 | 164 | 170 | 188 | 223 | 164 | 224 | 104 | ||
1853–54 | 577 | 539 | 198 | 284 | 367 | 152 | 210 | 189 | 184 | 215 | 272 | 148 | ||
1854–55 | 595 | 606 | 202 | 273 | 365 | 161 | 167 | 171 | 211 | 232 | 259 | 158 | ||
AVERAGE | 519 | 518 | 171 | 303 | 374 | 139 | 200 | 189 | 223 | 199 | 240 | 119 | ||
1855–56 | 443 | 507 | 176 | 247 | 402 | 147 | 147 | 167 | 186 | 135 | 220 | 133 | ||