Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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No. I.—Quinquennial Synopsis of City Mortality, with Death-rates calculated per thousand on the
Population according to the Census of 1851. | Entire City of London, 129,922. | East London Union. 44,593 | West London Union. 28,603 | City or London Union. 56,726 | ||||||||||
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Saint Botolph. | Cripple-gate. | Work- houses. | North. | South. | Work-house. | S.W. | N.W. | South. | S.E. | N.E. | Workhouse. | |||
23,435 | 20,582 | 576 | 12,350 | 15,844 | 409 | 9,204 | 11,87 | 11,461 | 10,594 | 12,826 | 794 | |||
Mortality of Five Years, from Michaelmas 1848 to Michaelmas 1853. | 1848-9 | 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 | ||
1850-1 | 493 | 471 | 167 | 317 | 313 | 68 | 191 | 169 | 258 | 217 | 213 | 101 | ||
1851-2 | 534 | 460 | 176 | 266 | 379 | 129 | 196 | 198 | 203 | 171 | 235 | 117 | ||
1852-3 | 516 | 534 | 155 | 289 | 309 | 164 | 170 | 188 | 223 | 164 | 224 | 104 | ||
2458 | 2483 | 802 | 1568 | 1889 | 595 | 1026 | 968 | 1165 | 949 | 1153 | 526 | |||
Total | ||||||||||||||
Yearly Death-rate | ||||||||||||||
N.B. The first year's total (3763) includes 15 deaths, which, by reason of their imperfect registration, it has been impossible to refer correctly to the Unions where they occurred. |