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
City of London 1897
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1897
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[P repared in accordance with the I nstructions of the L ocal G overnment B oard.]
| NamesofLocalitiesadopted forthepurposeoftheseStatistics ; Public Institutions beingshownasseparate localities. | Population at all Ages. | Registered Births. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | NewCases ofSickness in eachLocality, coming to theKnowledge of the MedicalOfficer ofHealth. | Number of suchCasesRemoved from theirHomes in the severalLocalities forTreatment inIsolationHospital. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Census 1891. | Estimated tomiddle of 1897. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | totals. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | io | ii | TOTALS. | ||||||
| Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Under 5. | 5 upwards. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup | fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Under 5. | 5 upwards. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S. BOTOLPH | 6,897 | 6,428 | 168 | Under 5 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 13 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CRIPPLEGATE | 3,299 | 3,044 | 31 | Under 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ST. SEPULCHRE | 9,891 | 9,230 | 134 | Under 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ALLHALLOWS | 9,039 | 8,743 | 83 | Under 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 29 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BROAD STREET | 2,892 | ' 2,780 | 33 | Under 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * CITY POLICE HOSPITAL | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * WORKHOUSE (CASUAL WARD) | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 31,711 | 30,345 | 491 | Under 5 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | I | 65 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 160 | 1 | 51 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
| * The Population of these places is included in that of the Sub-Districts above. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||