Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry of Mile End Old Town
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It will be observed, as usual, that the per centuge of mortality
was higher in the first and last quarters of the year
than in the other two ; though the general average is sensibly
less than hitherto.
The following Table gives the weekly averages of death
from 1857 to 1863. Here we find that, taking the increase
of population into account, our statistics are still of a satisfactory
character ; the numbers being 33 per week in 1863,
against 35 in 1862, and 29 in 1857. The months of
January, March, April, and August, seem to have been most
TABLE III.