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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 1899
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1899
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Death Rates, pee 1,000 per Annum.
| Year. | City of London. | 33 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 17.8 |
| 1895 | 18.3 | 20.7 | 19.8 |
| 1896 | 17.8 | 18.9 | 18.6 |
| 1897 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.2 |
| 1898 | 16.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 |
| Average previous five years | 17.8 | 19.2 | 18.6 |
| 1899 | 18.5 | 20.2 | 19.8 |
In comparing the above with the RegistrarGeneral's Returns, some discrepancies will be
observed, due to the fact that I have not been
furnished with the number of citizens who died
in Institutions other than those with which the
City is connected.
The number of deaths from the principal
zymotic diseases* was 29, or 1.03 per 1,000 of
the population, against 2.48 for the Metropolis.
* Including Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping
Cough, Fever, and Diarrhoea.