London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1856
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
This page requires JavaScript
| Certain London Districts. | Elevation. | Persons to an Acre. | Persons to a Square Mile. | Deaths to 1000 living | Excess of Deaths over 17 in 1000. | Lives lost in the 10 years, 1841-50 beyond 17 per 1000. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisham | 28 | 1.7 | 1075 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Hampstead | 350 | 4.9 | 3137 | 18 | 1 | 110 |
| St. Geo' Hanover Sq. | 49 | 60.0 | 38376 | 18 | 1 | 696 |
| Hackney | 55 | 12.8 | 8201 | 20 | 3 | 1510 |
| City of London | 38 | 128.9 | 82472 | 20 | 3 | 1678 |
| Strand | 50 | 252.4 | 161556 | 22 | 5 | 2196 |
| Bethnal Green | 38 | 108.1 | 69171 | 26 | 9 | 7393 |
| Shoreditch | 48 | 149.1 | 95450 | 28 | 11 | 10598 |
| Whitechapel | 28 | 185.8 | 118942 | 29 | 12 | 9054 |
| "West London | 28 | 213 | 136311 | 31 | 14 | 3982 |
| St. Saviour | 2 | 137.4 | 87944 | 33 | 16 | 5496 |
Retrospective Synopsis of Sanitary Works From January 1st, 1856, to March 25th, 1857.
| Open Ditches and Cesspools filled up. | Open Sewers Arched-over. | Blocks of Sewers Constructed. |
|---|---|---|
| Nos. 360 | Nos. 1 | Nos. 5 |
| Houses connected with Sewers. | Street Cesspools Filled up. | Gullies Trapped. |
| Nos. 360 | Nos. 60 | Nos. 86 |
| Privies altered to Water-closets. | Privies Constructed. | Sewer Ventilators Constructed. |
| Nos. 420 | Nos. 21 | Nos. 2 |
| Cellar Dwellings Abolished. | Paving Works Completed. | Dust Removals. |
| Nos. 1 | Nos. 4 or 2857½ yds. | Nos. 6500 |
| Dust-Bins Ordered. | Houses lime-whited and Cleansed. | Total of Works. |
| Nos. 420 | Nos. 12 | Nos. 8252 |
| About to be commenced. | ||