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

London County Council 1957

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

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YearNumber of DeathsSourceRemarks
16117,343Graunt
16127,842„
16137,519„
16147,389„
16157,887„
16168,072„
16178,286„
16189,614„
16198,008The sum of the three sub-totals given by Graunt is 8,009. There are several instances where Graunt's sub-totals do not add up to his grand total. For the years 1604—1656 Bell's figures have been quoted wherever possible for this reason. Unfortunately Bell only gave figures for 18 selected years.Maitland's figures for 1604—1656 are obtained by adding up Graunt's sub-totals.
16209,712„
16218,123„
16228,959„Obtained by summing Graunt's sub-totals.
9,436„
162311,112„
162412,210Bell
162554,265„It is recorded that 35,417 died of the plague—20,455 in August. This plague was second to the Great Plague of 1665.The Company of Parish Clerks set up their own printing press.
16267,534GrauntObtained by summing Graunt's sub-totals.
16277,717„
16287,743„
16298,771G.L.Causes of all deaths were listed.
163010,554„
16318,562„
16329,535„
16338,392„Graunt's totals for 1633 and 1634 do not agree with these originals.
163410,900„
163510,651Graunt
163623,359G.L.10,400 died of plague.
163711,763Bell
163813,624Graunt
16399,862„
164012,771Bell
1641' 13,142Graunt
18,291Bell
18,295G.L.
164212,167Bell
164313,202„
164410,933„
164511,479„
164613,532„
164714,059„
16489,894Graunt
164910,566G.L.
16508,764Graunt
165110,827G.L.
165212,569„
165310,087Graunt
165413,247„
165511,357G.L.
165613,921Graunt
165712,434Anon (1759)
165814,993„
165914,756„