London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of]
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several districts during each of the last three epidemics
of cholera, were as follows:—
| Districts. | Average height in feet above high water. | Epidemics of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849. | 1854. | 1866. | Mean. | ||
| North | 89 | 20.4 | 14.7 | 6.1 | 13.7 |
| Central | 50 | 44.0 | 16.4 | 9.2 | 23.2 |
| West | 32 | 33.8 | 50.8 | 3.6 | 29.4 |
| East | 30 | 66.0 | 29.3 | 64.3 | 53.1 |
| South | 8 | 120.1 | 86.8 | 8.1 | 71.7 |
| All London | 39 | 61.8 | 42.9 | 18.3 | 41.0 |
The most remarkable feature of this Table is
that the average death rates are inversely proportional
to the elevations of the districts; and when the
facts are exhibited in greater detail as in Table A of
the Appendix, and in the following Table, which is
from the returns of the Registrar-General, they are
still more striking.