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City of London 1852

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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APPENDIX. 69

Table: No. I.—Quinquennial Synopsis of City Mortality, with Deatli-rates calculated per thousand on thePopulation of 1851.

No. I.—Quinquennial Synopsis of City Mortality, with Deatli-rates calculated per thousand on thePopulation of 1851.

Population according to the Census of 1851.Entire City f London, 129,922.East London Union. 44,593West London Union. 28,603City op London Union. 56,726
Saint Botolph, 23,435Cripple-grate, 20,582Workhouses, 576North, 12,350South, 15,844Workhouse, 409s. w. 9,204N. W. 11,847South, 11,461S. E. 10,594N. E. 12,826Workhouse. 794
Mortality of Five Years, from Michaelmas 1848 to Michaelmas 1853.1848-93763519574179372598126293245263214262103
1849-5C2752396444125324290108176168218183219101
1850-1297849347116731731368191169258217213101
1851-23064534460176266379129196198203171235117
1852-33040516534155289309164170188223164224104
2458248380215681889595102696811659491153526
Total.15,597574340525787
Yearly Death-rateper thousand of the living Population.24.0025.7528.3320.40
24.3027.4129.1927.6623.8317.9621.9019.5219.58

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N.B. The first year's total (3763) includes 15 deaths, which, by reason of their imperfect registration, it has been impossible to refer correctly to
the Unions where they occurred.