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City of London 1860

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

Published
1862
Pages
24
Tables
8

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8 tables in this report

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    No. I—Enumeration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in each of the City Unions for the Year ending in September 1861, and Comparison with the Averages of the last Ten Years.
    Quarters ending.East London Union.West London Union.City of London Union.Entire City.
    Births.Deaths.Marriages.Births.Deaths.Marriages.Births.Deaths.Marriages.Births.Deaths.Marriages.
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    No. 11.—Annual Enumeration of Births, for the year ending September 28th, 1861.
    Births in the Four Quarters.Total.East London Union.West London Union.City of London Union.
    Saint Botolph.Cripple-gate.Total.North.South.Total.s. w.N. W.South.S. E.N. E.Total.
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    No. III.—Annual Enumeration of Deaths, for the year ending September 28th, 1861.
    Deaths in the Four Quarters.Total.East London Union.West London Union.City or London Union.
    Saint Botolph.Cripple-gate.Workhouses.North.South.Workhouse.S. w.N. W.South.S, E.N. E.Work-bouse.
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    No. IV.— Classification of Deaths, according to age, for the Year ending in September 1861, and a comparison with preceding Years.
    City Districts.Total.Under 11 to 55 to 1010tol515 to 2525to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585to9595 ami over.
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    No. V.—Classification of Deaths according to Causes, during the Year ending September 1861 ; and a Comparison with the Averages of the last Five Years.
    Districts and Population in 1861.Vio-lelice, Privation, Premature Birth, and Poison.Tubercular Diseases.Convulsions and Teething.Zymotic Diseases.Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and Asthma.Others, chiefly chronic.Total.
    Phthisis.Tabes and Scrofula.Hydrocephalus.Alvine Flux.Continued F ever.Scarlet-Fever.Small-Pox.Measles.Whoop-ing Coujgh Croup, Diphtheria.Erysipelas.
    Adults.Chil-dren.
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    No. VI.—.Meteorology of the City of London for each Month in the Year ending in September 1861 from Observations made at the Engineer's Office, Guildhall, wider the direction of Mr. Haywood.
    MONTHS. 1860-61.Barometer.Dry Thermometer.Wet Thermometer or Hygrometer.Rain Gauges.
    Mean Pressure.Highest Pressure.Lowest Treasure.Mean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Daily Kange.Mean Temperature.Dew Point.Degree of Humidity.Weight of vapour in cubic foot of air.Vapour required to saturate ditto.Total Fall.Greatest Fall.Lowest Fall.
    Wet Bulb.Dry Bulb.On Roof.On Grnd.On Roof.On Grnd.On Eoof.On Grnd.
    Inches.Inches.Inches.Deg.Deg.Deg.Deg.Deg.Deg.Deg.Deg.Grns.Grns.Ins.Ins.Ins.Ins.Ins.Ins.
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    No. VII.—Summary of the Sanitary Work done in each of the City Districts during the Year ending in September 1861, and- a comparison with the averages of the last four Years.
    Quarters Ending.Total in City Houses, 6,654.CITY DISTRICTS, NUMBER OF HOUSES, NAMES OF INSPECTORS.
    North-West. Houses, 1,472. W. Ternouth.Sooth-Wkst. Houses, 1,037. John Painter.North-Mdl. Houses, 1,389. R. Flood.South-Mdl. Houses, 262. G. MortimerNorth-East. Houses, 1,758. J. Williams.Sobth-East. Houses, 736. Wm. Santler.Lodging Ho. Houses, 126. H. J. Teague.
    Inspections.Orders.Houses Inspced.Orders Issued.Houses Inspcth.Orders Issued.Houses Inspcth.Orders Issued.Houses Inspcth.Orders Issued.Houses Inspcth.Orders Issued.Houses Inspcth.Orders Issued.No. of Inspections.Orders Issued.
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    No. VIII.—Account of the Meat seized in the City Markets and Slaughter-houses as unfit for human food, during each of the Quarters of the Year ending in September 1861.
    Quarters ending.BY WHOM SEIZED, AND WHY SEIZED.
    Mr. Fisher.Mr. Davidson.Mr. Newman.Total.
    Dead.Diseased.Putrid.TotalDead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.