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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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Table: The column "England and Wales" in the following table has been taken from the last Annual Report of the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board ( Sir Richard Thome Thome, K.C.B., M.D., &c.),it being interesting to compare the returns of the City with those of larger areas.

The column "England and Wales" in the following table has been taken from the last Annual Report of the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board ( Sir Richard Thome Thome, K.C.B., M.D., &c.),it being interesting to compare the returns of the City with those of larger areas.

City of London.England and Wales.
Successfully vaccinatedPer cent. 59.3Per cent. 70.4
Insusceptible.20.03
Had small poxNil.003
Died before vaccination6.910.1
Postponed by medical certificate5.51.7
Removed into other districts12.217.5