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City of London 1861

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

Published
1862
Pages
34
Tables
14

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14 tables in this report

  • Page 21
    No. I.—Enumeration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in each of the City Unions for the Year ending September 1862, 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.
  • Page 22
    No. II.—Annual Enumeration of Births for the Year ending September 1862.
    Births in the Four Quarters.Total.East London Union.West London Union.City or London Union.
    Saint Botolph.Cripple-gate.Total.North.South.Total.s. w.N. W.South.S. K.N. E.Total.
  • Page 23
    No. III.— Annual Enumeration of Deaths for the year ending September 1862.
    Deaths in the Four Quarters.Total.East London Union.West London Union.City of London Union.
    Saint Botolph.Cripple-gate.Workhouses.North.South.Workhouse.s. w.n. w.South.S. E.N. E.Workhouse.
  • Page 24
    No. IV__Classification of Deaths according to age, for the Year ending September 1862, and a comparison with preceding Years.
    City DistrictsTotalsUnder 11 to 55 to 1010to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and over
  • Page 25
    No. V.—Classification of Deaths according to Causes, during the Year ending September 1862, and a comparison with the Averages of the last Seven Years.
    City Districts and Population in 1862.Summer Quarter.Violence, 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 Fever.Scarlet-Fever.Small-Fox.Measles.Whoop-ing Cough Diphtheria.Erysipelas.
    Adults.Children.
  • Page 26
    No. VI—Meteorology of the City of London for each Month in the Year ending September 1862, from Observations made at the Engineer's Office, Guildhall, under the direction of Mr. Haywood.
    Months. 1861-62.Brometer.Dry Thermometer.Wet thermometer.Rain Gauses.
    Mean Pressure.Highest Pressure.Lowest Pressure.Mean Tempreture.Highest Tempreture.Lowest Tempreture.Mean Daily Range.Mean Tempreture.Dew PointDegree of Humidity.weight of vapour in cubic food or 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 Roof.On Grnd.
  • Page 27
    No. VII.—Mean Composition of Thames Water at High Tide at London Bridge, at Mid-stream, during each Month of the Year lb62.
    Properties of the water and constituents per Impl. Gallon(Grains.)Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Average of year.
  • Page 28
    No. VIII.—Mean Composition of Thames Water at High Tide at London Bridge, six feet from the Northern Shore, during each Month of the Year, 1862.
    Properties of the water and constituents per Impl. Gallon(Grains.)Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Average of year.
  • Page 29
    No. IX.—Mean Composition of Thames Water at High Tide at London Bridge during each Quarter of the Years 1861 and 1862.
    Properties of the water and constituents per Impl. Gallon(Grains.)1st Quarter. January to April.2nd Quarter. April to July.3rd Quarter. July to October.4th Quarter. October to December.Whole Year.
    1861.1862.1861.1862.1861.1862.1861.1862.1861.1862.
  • Page 30
    No. X.—Summary of the Sanitary Work done in each of the City Districts during the Yeai ending September 1862, and a comparison with the Averages of the last Five Years.
    Quarters Ending.Total in City Houses for Inspection, 6,654.CITY DISTRICTS AND NAMES OF THE INSPECTORS.
    North-West W. Ternouth.Weat. John Painter.North East. Robert Flood.South. G. Mortimer.East. J. Williams.Lodging No.H. J. Teague.
    Insptns.Orders.Insptns. Orders.Insptns.Orders.Insptns.Orders.Insptns.Orders.Insptns. Orders.Insptns.Orders.
  • Page 31
    No. XI.—Account of the Meat seized in the City Markets and Slaughter-houses as unfit for humati Food, during each of the Quarters of the Year ending September 1862.
    Quarter EndingWHERE SAIZED, AND WHY SAIZED
    Newgate Market.Aldgate Market.Leadenhall Market.Total.
    Dead.Dis-eased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.
  • Page 32
    No. XII.—Composition of the Water of the City Pumps, as compared with that of the New River Company and the Thames at London Bridge, during the first half of the Year.
    Locality of Pump and SupplyGrains per Imperial Gallon of 70,000 GrainsLocality of Pump and SupplyGrains per Imperial Gallon of 70,000 Grains
    Total Solid Matter.Organic Matter.Total Solid Matter.Organic Matter.
  • Page 33
    No. XIII.—List of Slaughter-houses in the City oj London.
    East District.West District.
  • Page 34
    No. XIV—List of Cow-houses in the City of London and Nutnber of Cows kept.
    East District.West District.
    Name of OwnerSituationNo. of Cows.Name of OwnerSituationNo. of Cows.