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 1897
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897
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| Sanitary Areas | Estimated population in the middle of 1897 | Small-pox | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Typhus Fever | Enteric Fever | Other continued Fevers | Puerperal Fever | Erysipelas | Cholera | Total | Annual Rate per 1000 persons living |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampstead | 77275 | ... | 224 | 107 | ... | 32 | 2 | 2 | 40 | ... | 407 | 5.3 |
| St. Pancras | 242255 | 3 | 942 | 542 | ... | 223 | 8 | 16 | 388 | 3 | 2124 | 8.8 |
| Islington | 341134 | 3 | 1577 | 733 | ... | 259 | 1 | 27 | 313 | 1 | 2914 | 8.6 |
| Stoke Newington | 34136 | 2 | 108 | 54 | ... | 37 | 1 | 3 | 23 | ... | 228 | 6.7 |
| Hackney | 216698 | 3 | 1373 | 780 | ... | 209 | 5 | 11 | 273 | ... | 2654 | 12.3 |
| Central Districts. | ||||||||||||
| St. Giles | 37840 | 3 | 209 | 56 | ... | 33 | ... | 2 | 94 | ... | 397 | 10.5 |
| St. Martin-in-the-Fields | 12711 | 1 | 44 | 14 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 17 | ... | 81 | 6.4 |
| Strand | 23552 | 8 | 126 | 41 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 18 | 213 | 9.1 | |
| Holborn | 30493 | ... | 119 | 161 | ... | 25 | ... | ... | 46 | ... | 351 | 11.5 |
| Clerkenwell | 66162 | ... | 366 | 349 | ... | 63 | ... | 2 | 99 | ... | 879 | 13.3 |