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London County Council 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table:

Sanitary district.Four weeks endedFive weeks ended Jan. 2, 1897.
Jan. 25.Feb. 22.Mar. 21.Apr. 18.May 16.June 13.July 11.Aug. 8.Sept. 5.Oct. 3.Oct. 31.Nov. 28.
Paddington11............11...............
Kensington4.........511..................
Hammersmith2.........1........................
Fulham..............................2......
Chelsea.........1............1............
St. George, Hanover.square..................1..................
Westminster1..................1...............
St. James..................21...............
Marylebone...1...1......1...............1
Hampstead.......................................
Pancras............3...2......1......
Islington237...1322562.........
Stoke Newington11.................................
Hackney......3111...11............
St. Giles.......................................
St. Martin.in.the.Fields............1........................
Strand.......................................
Holborn............1........................
Clerkenwell...2.........12..................
St. Luke2....................................
London, City of...1............1..................
Shoreditch1....................................
Bethnal .green...............2.....................
Whitechapel2......2...........................
St. George.in.the.East...1..............................1
Limehouse...............16..................
Mile.end Old.town......1...1.........1............
Poplar612...........................
St. Saviour, Southwark12.................................
St. George, Southwark11.................................
Newington...1......1.........1............
St. Olave.......................................
Bermondsey22.................................
Rotherhithe14.................................
Lambeth444.........4...2............
Battersea...1.........24..................
Wandsworth............1........................
Camberwell...11...1181...............
Greenwich38...1...11..................
Lewisham1....................................
Woolwich...............1.....................
Lee............1........................
Plumstead......121........................
Port of London1......2...1......1............
Total36351913181556111342...3

Table: The following table shows the number of cases of and deaths from smallpox belonging to each district in 1896, the case rate of each district in the period 1891.5 and in 1896, and the death.rate of each district in the period 1886.95 and in 1896.

The following table shows the number of cases of and deaths from smallpox belonging to each district in 1896, the case rate of each district in the period 1891.5 and in 1896, and the death.rate of each district in the period 1886.95 and in 1896.

Sanitary district.Cases, 1896.Case rate per 1,000 living.Deaths, 1895.Death rate per 1,000 living.
1891.5.1896.1886.95.1896.
Paddington4.18.031.008.008
Kensington13.16.07-.007-
Hammersmith3.07.03-.006-
Falham2.15.02--
Chelsea2.14.02-.003-
St. George, Hanover.square1.10.01-.006-
Westminster2.20.04---
St. James3.51.13-.008-
Marylebone4.85.03-.032-
Hampstead-.10--.008-
Pancras6.23.02-.010-
Islington51.17.151.004.003
Stoke Newington2.12.06-.004-
Hackney8.04--