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 | Estmated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Districts (continued). | ||||||||||||
| St. Luke | 41279 | ... | 238 | 186 | ... | 41 | ... | 2 | 85 | ... | 552 | 13.4 |
| City of London | 30228 | 2 | 95 | 63 | ... | 23 | ... | 2 | 26 | 2 | 213 | 7.0 |
| East Districts. | ||||||||||||
| Shoreditch | 121883 | 1 | 625 | 371 | ... | 107 | 2 | 2 | 226 | 1 | 1335 | 11.0 |
| Bethnal Green | 129098 | 2 | 723 | 549 | 1 | 106 | ... | 7 | 383 | 1 | 1772 | 13.8 |
| Whitechapel | 79724 | ... | 500 | 301 | 1 | 55 | ... | 4 | 119 | ... | 980 | 12.3 |
| St. George-in-the-East | 47917 | 1 | 242 | 191 | ... | 43 | 1 | 3 | 85 | ... | 566 | 11.8 |
| Limehouse | 58508 | ... | 427 | 193 | ... | 52 | ... | 4 | 87 | ... | 763 | 13.1 |
| Mile End Old Town | 111883 | ... | 816 | 445 | ... | 83 | ... | 7 | 145 | ... | 1496 | 13.4 |
| Poplar | 169811 | 9 | 1041 | 704 | ... | 195 | 3 | 12 | 261 | 1 | 2226 | 13.1 |