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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 1900
Report on the proceedings of the Public Health (Sanitary) Department of the Corporation of London during the year 1900
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PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
| Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| 1895 | 6.43 | 3.92 |
| 1896 | 9.56 | 4.12 |
| 1897 | 9.07 | 4.29 |
| 1898 | 7.02 | 4.19 |
| 1899 | 6.56 | 4.19 |
| Average previous five years | 7.73 | 4.14 |
| 1900 | 7.44 | 4.27 |
Deaths in City Institutions.
During 1900, 146 persons died in City Workhouses,
Workhouse Infirmaries or Lunatic
Asylums, or no less than 27.9 per cent. of the
whole City mortality, the corresponding figure
for the Metropolis being 18.3 per cent.
This high percentage is caused in the City by
the excessive proportion the number of
inmates in these places (exclusive of officers and
their families) bears to the population, the ratio
being about 1 : 25, as compared with 1 : 101 in