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
Greenwich 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1894
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| 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul | 20.3 | 19.6 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 |
| St. Nicholas | 21.4 | 20.2 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 13.5 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 24.0 | 15.5 | 20.7 |
| London | 208 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 21.3 |
| Saint Paul. | Saint Nicholas. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRTHS | 3383 | 268 | 3651 |
| DEATHS (excluding S.G. Hospital and outlying Institutions). | 1756 | 147 | 1903 |
| Excess of Births | 1627 | 121 | 1748 |
| 1893. | Scarlet Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Typhoid or Enteric Fever. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhoea. | Small Pox. | Cholera. | Influenza. | Erysipelas. | Membranous Croup. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ... | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| February | ... | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| March | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| April | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| May | ... | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| June | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| July | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 6 | 25 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| October | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| November | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| December | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 2 |
| 39 | 70 | 64 | 10 | 59 | 66 | 1 | ... | 35 | 1 | 11 |
Total 356. Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000, 3.0.
Zymotic Death-rate, for London generally, per 1,000, 3.1.
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