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
Clerkenwell 1896
Forty-first annual report of the Vestry of the Parish of St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell for the year 1896-97
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| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (Seenote 4 on back of sheet.) (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.) | Mortality from all causes at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from Subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths or Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under65. | 65 and upwards. | (i) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All Other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goswell Sub-Registration District | 215 | 79 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 28 | Under 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 37 | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 37 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pentonville Sub-Registration District | 276 | 101 | 61 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 28 | Under 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 164 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||
| St James' Sub-Registration District | 214 | 90 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 23 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 40 | 123 | ||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amwell Sub-Registration District | 218 | 87 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 22 | Under 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 134 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 923 | 357 | 167 | 23 | 27 | 248 | 101 | Under 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 38 | 89 | 4 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 198 | 528 | |||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 96 | 53 | 9 | 12 | 124 | 395 | |||||||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 440 | 42 | 54 | 18 | 19 | 218 | 89 | Under 5 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 64 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 153 | 344 | ||||||||||||||||||