Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Ages. | East London Union. | West London Union. | City of London Union. | Entire City. | Average of Ten Years. |
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Quarter ending December 1865. | Quarter ending March 1866. | Quarter ending June 1866. | Quarter ending Sept. 1866. | Entire Year. |
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Quarters ending. | East London Union. | West London Union. | City of London Union. | Entire City. |
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Quarters ending. | East London Union. | West London Union. | City of London Union. | Entire City. | ||||||||
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Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. |
Births in the Four Quarters. | Total. | East London Union. | West London Union. | City of London Union. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saint Botolph. | Cripple-gate. | Total. | North. | South. | Total. | S.W. | N.W. | South. | S. E. | N. E. | Total. | |||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Deaths in the Four Quarters. | Total. | East London Union. * | West London Union. | City of London Union. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saint Botolph. | Cripple-gate. | Workhouse. | North. | South. | Workhouse. | S. W. | N. W. | South. | S. E. | N.E. | Workhouse. | |||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
City Districts. | Total. | Under 1. | Under 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 30. | 30 to 40. | 40 to 50. | 50 to 60. | 60 to 70. | 70 and over. |
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City Districts and Popu- lation in 1861. | Violence, Privation, Premature Birth, and Poison. | Tubercular Diseases. | Convulsions and Teething. | Zymotic Diseases. | Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and Asthma. | Others, chiefly chronic. | Total. | |||||||||||
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Phthisis. | Tabes and Scrofula. | Hydrocephalus. | Alvine Flux. | Con. tinned Fever. | Scarlet-Fever. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Whoop-ingCough Croup, &Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | |||||||||
Adults. | Children. |
MONTHS. 1865-66. | Barometer. | Dry Thermometer. | Wet Thermometer or Hygrometer. | Rain Gauges. | |||||||||||||||||
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Mean Tret-sure. | Highest Pressure. | Lowest Pressure. | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Daily , Range. | Mean Temperature. | Dew Point. | Degree of Humidity. ' | Weight of vapour in cubic foot of air. | | Vapour required to satu-rate ditto. • | Total Fall. | Greatest Fall. | Lowest Fall. |
Quarters Ending. | HOUSES GENERALLY. | LODGING-HOUSES. | PARTICULARS OF THE ORDERS ISSUED. | ||||||||||||
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Inspections. | Orders Issued. | Inspections. | Orders Issued. | Cleansing and Lime-whiting. | Removal of Dust, &c. | Amending Water Supply. | Removing Cesspools. | Amending Sinks and Drains. | Removing Waste Water. | Cleansing and Repairing Privies. | Abating Smoke. | Abating Overcrowding. | Cleansing and Re-paving Cow-houses. | Cleansing and Re-paving Slaughter-houses. |
Quarters ending | WHERE CONDEMNED, AND WHY CONDEMNED. | |||||||||||||||
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Newgate Market. | Aldgate Market. | Leadenhall Market. | Total. | |||||||||||||
Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total | Dead | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | |
lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. |
East District. | West District. | ||||
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Name of Owners. | Situation. | No. of Cows. | Name of Owners. | Situation. | No. of Cows. |