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London County Council 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Diagram XVII. shows the death rate from diarrhoea in each year in relation to the mean of the
period 1841-93, and farther shows the mean temperature in the summer quarters of corresponding
years.

Table: The age distribution of the deaths from this disease registered in London (excluding penge) in 1893 was as follows—

The age distribution of the deaths from this disease registered in London (excluding penge) in 1893 was as follows—

Under 1 year.1-5.5 and under 20.20 and under 40.40 and under 60.60 and under 80.80 and upwards.
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Table: Compared with the 11 other great towns of England, London both in 1893 and in the preceding ten years 1883-92, had a lower death rate from diarrhoea than any except Bristol, as will be seen from the following table— Death rates from Diarrhoea per 1,000 living.

Compared with the 11 other great towns of England, London both in 1893 and in the preceding ten years 1883-92, had a lower death rate from diarrhoea than any except Bristol, as will be seen from the following table— Death rates from Diarrhoea per 1,000 living.

Ten years, 1883-92.1893.Ten years, 1883-92.1893.
London0.720 80*West Ham0.791.24
Manchester1.021.74Bristol0.490.63
Liverpool1.021.69Bradford0.791.46
Birmingham1.111.66Nottingham1.031.47
Leeds1.091.56Hull1.022.36
Sheffield1.081.87Salford1.412.11

Table: The death rate of each sanitary district in 1893 and the mean death rate of the period 1885-93 is shown in the following table— Diarrhcea.

The death rate of each sanitary district in 1893 and the mean death rate of the period 1885-93 is shown in the following table— Diarrhcea.

Deaths in 1893.Death rate per 10,000 in 1893.Death rate per 10,000 in 1885-92.Deaths in 1893.Death rale per 10,000 in 1893.Death rate per J 0,000 in 1885-92.
Paddington574.95.3Whitechapel668.78.8
Kensington1006.04.9St. George - in - the -8518.616.4
Hammersmith837.910.1East
Fulham13212.6Limehouse6110.79.7
Chelsea737.67.7Mile-end Old-town12111.38.0
St. George, Hanover-263.44.1Poplar18510.96.3
squareSt. Saviour, South186.88.4
Westminster437.86.5wark
St. James73.04.5St. George, South7011.69.1
Marylebone846.06.3wark
Hampstead223.12.8Newington12610.87.0
Pancras1647.06.8St. Olave96.99.2
Islington2597.96.8Bermondsey708.28.0
Hackney1646.85.6Rotherhithe256.29.3
St. Giles235.96.4Lambeth1977.06.5
St. Martin - in - the -53.74.5Battersea1227.86.7
FieldsWandsworth1196.9
Strand125.26.2Camberwell1867.66.4
Holborn278.36.9Greenwich1438.36.6
Clerkenwell7311.210.0Lewisham384.04.5
St. Luke4711.310.2Woolwich337.95.1
London, City of102.83.1Plum stead545.74.0
Shoreditch16113.110.2London3,4458.0†6.8†
Bethnal-green14511.47.6

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Cholera.
Before referring to the history of cholera in 1893 it may be well to recall briefly the main features
of the epidemic of the preceding year. Judging by published statistics, cholera during 1892 destroyed
about 170,000 lives in Europe. Russia, with upwards of 150,000 deaths, suffered to a very much
greater extent than any other country, and this estimate would require to be increased by some 70,000
deaths if the adjoining Caucasus were included with European Russia. In Germany rather less than
10,000, and in France less than 5,000 deaths were recorded. Then follow Hungary with some 1,200
fatal cases, Belgium with rather less than 1,000, and Holland with less than 300. A few imported
cases were met with in other countries, and in four instances persons who arrived in London itself were
* See footnote (*), page 6.
†See footnote (†), page 6.
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