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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Table Ia.
| 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Large English Towns | 22.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 21.3 | 22.5 |
| London | 21.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 13.5 | 17.4 | 20.3 | 21.4 |
| Greater London | 20.6 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 19.4 | 19.8 |
| St. George's, Hanover sq. | 16.73 | 15.70 | 16.30 | 16.11 | 17.17 | 16.05 | 16.05 | 14.19 | 14.56 | 14.65 |
From Table Ia we see that the death-rate of London
proper amounted to 21.4, and was higher than in any year
since 1882 (when it was also 21.4), and 4 per thousand
higher than in 1889.
The death-rate of greater London, with an estimated
population of 5,656,909 was 19.8, or rather less than in the
preceding year, but nearly 5 per thousand higher than the
death-rate of this Parish.
The death-rate of the 28 largest English towns was 22.5,
or more than 1 per thousand higher than it was in 1890.
As usual the death-rate of this Parish was lower than that of any one of the 28 largest English towns, the nearest to it being:—
| Brighton | 18.2 |
| Portsmouth | 19.0 |
| Derby | 19.1 |
| Norwich | 19.3 |
| Nottingham | 19.9 |
| Birkenhead | 20.9 |
| Bristol | 20.9 |
| Hull | 21.0 |
| and the highest being— | |
| Blackburn | 25.8 |
| Salford | 26.0 |
| Manchester | 26.5 |
| Liverpool | 27.0 |
| Preston | 27.3 |