London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Limehouse 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Limehouse District (comprising the Parishes of Limehouse, Shadwell, and Wapping, and the Hamlet of Ratcliff) for the year 1898
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TABLE I.
Table shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births, and Deaths for the Year 1898, and 10 years preceeding.
| The Year. | Estimated Population. | Marriages. | Registered Births. | Corrected No of Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total All Ages. | Under One Year. | Under Five Years. | |||||
| 1897 | 58,508 | 459 | 1997 | 1462 | 386 | 715 | 342 |
| 1896 | 58,300 | 419 | 2012 | 1385 | 368 | 663 | 262 |
| 1895 | 57,600 | 378 | 2050 | 1575 | 456 | 736 | 255 |
| 1894 | 382 | 1911 | 1396 | 327 | 616 | ... | |
| 1893 | ... | 402 | 1954 | 1597 | 394 | 640 | ... |
| 1892 | 417 | 1940 | 1468 | 366 | 674 | ... | |
| 1891 | ... | 387 | 1998 | 1500 | 349 | 564 | ... |
| 1890 | ... | 411 | 1851 | 1609 | 387 | 785 | ... |
| 1889 | ... | 411 | 2109 | 1363 | 336 | 582 | |
| 1888 | 420 | 2084 | 1441 | 431 | 712 | ... | |
| Avrge. of 10 yrs 1888-98. | 408 | 1990 | 1479 | 380 | 668 | ||