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City of London 1848

Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1848-9

Published
1849
Author
Simon, John.
Pages
98
Tables
4

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4 tables in this report

  • Page 86
    Table I. Population, Number of Deaths, and Rate of Mortality, in the City of London, for the Year 1848-9. A. Population, including that of Workhouses, estimated (in Unions and Sub-Districts) as follows,—viz..
    East London Union, 39,741.West London Union, 28,939.
  • Page 86
    B. SUMMARY OF DEATHS.
  • Page 87
    C. ANALYSIS OF THE YEAR'S MORTALITY.
    DEATHS.East London Union.West London Union.City of London Union.
    In four quarterly periods, terminating a follows:—St. Botolph.Cripplegate.Workhouse.South.North.WorkhouseN.E.N.W.S.W.South.S.E.Workhouse.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 88
    Total number of Deaths, 1396. In the following Table the several Sub-Districts are arranged according to the Registrar-General's estimate of their ordinary mortality per thousand of the population. His estimate is shown in the first column of figures (A), where it has been reduced to an average rate per quarter for the sate of comparison with the second column (B). The latter gives the several rates of mortality per thousand during the last quarter, and shows in what degree they were accelerated by epidemic causes.
    A.B.