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
Hanover Square 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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From Table 1a we see that the death-rate of London
proper is also exceedingly low, viz.: 17.4, or more than 1
per thousand lower than in 1888, when the death-rate was
lower than that of any preceding year; it is thus clear
that the past year has been exceedingly healthy, not only
in this Parish but in London generally.
The death-rate of greater London, with a population of
5,642,015, was only 16.8, or 1 per thousand lower than the
preceding year, but it will be observed over 2½ per thousand
higher than the death-rate of this Parish.
The death-rate of the 28 largest English towns was ID'S,
The average death-rate of 50 other large town districts
in England was 18.7, being somewhat higher than in 1888
and 1.3 per thousand higher than in London