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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
St Luke 1893
Report on the sanitary condition, vital statistics, &c., of the Parish of St. Luke, Middlesex for the year 1893
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TABLE I. TABLE I.
Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health,
during the year 1893, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. Luke, Middlesex;
Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Population at all Ages. | Registered Births. | Aged under 5 and over 5. | New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the medical officer of health. | Number of such Cases Removed from several Localities for Treatment in | their Homes in the Isolation Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Census 1891. | Estimated to middle of 1893. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | |||||||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City Road Sub-Registration District | 29,148 | 30,004 | 1029 | Under 5 | ... | 79 | 36 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 57 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | 10 | 147 | 65 | 1 | ... | 19 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 117 | ... | ... | 10 | 119 | 21 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Whitecross Street Sub -Registration District | 8278 | 7943 | 250 | Under 5 | ... | 20 | 17 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds | 1 | 53 | 8 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | 45 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Finsbury Sub - Registration District | 4985 | 4847 | 105 | Under 5 | ... | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | 3 | 28 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 19 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| City of London Lying-in Hospital | ... | ... | 411 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Royal Hospital for Diseases of the Chest | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| St. Mark's Hospital for Fistula | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Totals | 42,411 | 42,794 | 1795 | Under 5 | ... | 108 | 54 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 80 | 27 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | 14 | 233 | 82 | 1 | ... | 29 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 150 | ... | ... | 14 | 188 | 33 | 1 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||