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
Fulham 1896
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1896
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| Sanitary Areas | Estimated population in the middle of 1896 | Small-pox | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | Typhus Fever | Enteric Fever | Other continued Fevers | Puerperal Fever | Erysipelas | Cholera | Total | Annual rate per 1000 persons living |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Districts (continued) | ||||||||||||
| Holborn | 30932 | 1 | 123 | 72 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 65 | ... | 295 | 9.4 |
| Clerkenwell | 66195 | 5 | 461 | 246 | ... | 67 | ... | 4 | 108 | ... | 891 | 13.2 |
| St. Luke | 41478 | 2 | 264 | 133 | ... | 38 | 2 | 2 | 133 | ... | 574 | 13.6 |
| City of London | 31409 | 2 | 197 | 72 | ... | 21 | 1 | ... | 34 | ... | 327 | 10.2 |
| East Districts. | ||||||||||||
| Shoreditch | 122265 | 1 | 708 | 371 | ... | 117 | 9 | 3 | 297 | ... | 1506 | 12.1 |
| Bethnal Green | 129151 | 2 | 1257 | 460 | ... | 129 | 4 | 12 | 327 | ... | 2191 | 16.7 |
| Whitechapel | 78886 | 4 | 638 | 351 | ... | 62 | ... | 2 | 138 | ... | 1195 | 14.9 |
| St. George-in-the-East | 47589 | 2 | 378 | 214 | ... | 33 | 1 | 2 | 89 | ... | 719 | 14.9 |
| Limehouse | 58347 | 7 | 350 | 270 | ... | 27 | 1 | 4 | 110 | ... | 769 | 13.0 |