London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hanover Square 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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| year. | Gross Total of Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Proportional Share of Deaths in Public Institutions. | Corrected Total of Deaths (52 weeks) | Corrected Death-rate per 1.000 per annum (52 weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 2,030 | 504 | 346 | 1,872 | 20.89 |
| 1871 | 1,873 | 433 | 396 | 1,836 | 20.44 |
| 1872 | 1,675 | 332 | 325 | 1,668 | 18.53 |
| 1873 | 1,665 | 368 | 342 | 1,639 | 18.16 |
| 1874 (53 weeks) | 1,694 | 345 | 355 | 1,679 | 18.56 |
| 1875 | 1,867 | 502 | 460 | 1,727 | 19.05 |
| 1876 | 1,868 | 573 | 362 | 1,675 | 18.20 |
| 1877 | 1,729 | 522 | 383 | 1,590 | 1746 |
| 1878 | 2,007 | 741 | 392 | 1,658 | 18.17 |
| 1879 (53 weeks) | 2,058 | 759 | 402 | 1,669 | 18.25 |
| Average during ten years, 1870—1879 | 1,847 | 508 | 376 | 1,701 | 18.77 |
| Year 1880. . | 1,855 | 713 | 347 | 1,489 | 16.64 |
| Average during ten years 1871—1880. | 1,829 | 529 | 376 | 1,663 | 18.32 |
Of the 1,855 deaths registered during the 12 months, no
less than 713 occurred in Public Institutions. As our proportional
share of the deaths occurring in all the Public
Institutions in London was only 347, the corrected total of
deaths was only 1,489, against an average of 1,701, during