London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of London 1854

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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No. VII.—Number of Deaths occasioned, during the Seven Years, 1848-55, by certain Acute Diseases, chiefly Epidemic, Endemic and Infectious.

In the successive years terminating severally as followsFever.Acute Diarrhoea (not of infants) Dysentery, and Cholera.Scarlet-Fever and Cynanche maligna.Small-Pox.Erysipelas, Pysemia and Puerperal Fever.Diarrhoea, Bronchitis and Pneumonia of infants under 3 years of age.Measles, Hooping-cough and Croup.Hydrocephalus and Convulsions of infancy.Total of preceding columns.
At Michaelmas, 184916682513517442851962641932
„ „ 185011854323340243124219863
„ „ 1851107234641173402722821128
„ „ 1852165378696243301323081178
„ „ 1853145438515263041902891097
„ „ 18541462331499152782313071368
Total Number of such Deaths in the Six Years 1848-54..84712155332111661780114516697566
Average1412028935282971912781261
Year ending at Michaelmas, 18551298819658313192002491270