Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-first annual report of the Medical Officer of Health on the vital and sanitary condition of the Borough of Saint Pancras, London
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London.—Deaths from Throat Diseases.
| Year. | Total Throat Diseases. | Diphtheria. | Throat Diseases other than Diphtheria. | Laryngitis. | Croup. | Other Diseases of Larynx and Trachea. | Sore-throat, Quinsy. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1823 | 657 | 1166 | 260 | 663 | 52 | 91 |
| 1882 | 2208 | 853 | 1355 | 312 | 868 | 55 | 120 |
| 1883 | 2248 | 952 | 1296 | 283 | 824 | 46 | 143 |
| 1884 | 2174 | 951 | 1223 | 307 | 730 | 49 | 137 |
| 1885 | 1996 | 904 | 1092 | 264 | 690 | 26 | 112 |
| 1886 | 1753 | 851 | 902 | 248 | 530 | 28 | 98 |
| 1887 | 2001 | 953 | 1048 | 259 | 626 | 46 | 117 |
| 1888 | 2217 | 1311 | 906 | 251 | 501 | 41 | 113 |
| 1889 | 2426 | 1616 | 810 | 218 | 458 | 41 | 93 |
| 1890 | 2281 | 1382 | 899 | 234 | 505 | 36 | 124 |
| 1891 | 2113 | 1433 | 680 | 210 | 339 | 33 | 98 |
| 1892 | 2508 | 1962 | 546 | 205 | 213 | 28 | 100 |
| 1893 | 3903 | 3265 | 638 | 254 | 213 | 33 | 138 |
| 1894 | 3149 | 2714 | 435 | 180 | 154 | 17 | 84 |
| 1895 | 2767 | 2350 | 417 | 180 | 135 | 18 | 84 |
| 1896 | .. | 2683 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
London. —Death-Rates per Million Living per Annum.
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Diphtheria. | Diseases of Throat other than Diphtheria | Total Diseases of Throat. | Quinquennial Mean. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,824,980 | 172 | 305 | 477 | 536 |
| 1882 | 3,862,956 | 221 | 351 | 572 | |
| 1883 | 3,901,309 | 244 | 332 | 576 | |
| 1S84 | 3,940,042 | 241 | 310 | 551 | |
| 1885 | 3,979, 160 | 227 | 275 | 502 | |
| 1886 | 4,018,666 | 212 | 224 | 436 | 520 |
| 1887 | 4,058,565 | 235 | 258 | 493 | |
| 1888 | 4,098,860 | 320 | 221 | 541 | |
| 1889 | 4,139,555 | 390 | 196 | 586 | |
| 1890 | 4,180,654 | 331 | 215 | 546 | |
| 1891 | 4,221,522 | 339 | 161 | 500 | 670 |
| 1892 | 4,260,869 | 460 | 128 | 588 | |
| 1893 | 4,300,580 | 759 | 148 | 907 | |
| 1894 | 4.340,663 | 625 | 100 | 725 | |
| 1895 | 4,381,119 | 536 | 95 | 631 | |
| 1896 | 4,421,955 | 607 | .. | .. |