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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
Shoreditch 1856
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE IV.
Shewing the Weekly Meteorlogical Phenomena, and the Total Deaths in Shoreditch and all London; the deaths from Epidemics in Shoreditch and all London; and the proportions borne by Shoreditch.
| 1857 Week ending | Average Temperature. | Barometer | Difference between Dew-point Temperature and Air-Temperature, | WIND, | Rain in Inches, | TOTAL DEATHS | Proportion of deaths from all causes in Shoreditch to all London | DEATHS From EPIDEMICS. | Proportion of Deaths from Epidemics in Shoreditch to all London. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Direction. | Amount of Horizontal Movement. miles. | In Shore ditch | In all London. | InShore-| ditch | In all London | |||||||
| Jan. 3 | 40.6 | 29.746 | 3-.5 | W. S. W. | 1365 | 0-23 | 62 | 1497 | 1/24 | 4 | 176 | 1/44 |
| „ 10 | 36.8 | 29.799 | 2.3 | N.e.&S.W. | 810 | 1-20 | 52 | 1135 | 1/22 | 13 | 184 | 1/18 |
| „ 17 | 36.5 | 29.636 | 2.6 | VARIABLE | 485 | 0.39 | 48 | 1171 | 1/24 | 11 | 180 | 1/17 |
| „ 24 | 38.1 | 29.547 | 2.0 | W. | 775 | 0.41 | 62 | 1216 | 1/20 | 7 | 197 | 1/28 |
| „ 31 | 31.2 | 29.602 | 3.1 | VARIABLE | 385 | 0.44 | 56 | 1209 | 1/21 | 6 | 155 | 1/26 |
| Feb. 7 | 32.3 | 29.762 | 3.3 | S. W. | 428 | 0.08 | 68 | 1368 | 1/20 | 11 | 173 | 1/16 |
| „ 14 | 40.9 | 29.837 | 5.7 | S. W. | 715 | 0.09 | 57 | 1264 | 1/22 | 9 | 176 | 1/19 |
| „ 21 | 42.5 | 29.988 | 3.2 | S. W. | 280 | 0.00 | 73 | 1243 | 1/17 | 12 | 198 | 1/16 |
| „ 28 | 41.2 | 30.214 | 4.3 | VARIABLE AND CALM. | 205 | 0.00 | 64 | 1216 | 1/20 | 11 | 163 | 1/15 |
| Mar. 7 | 43.1 | 30.122 | 5.2 | VARIABLE | 490 | 0.00 | 34 | 1175 | 1/32 | 7 | 142 | 1/20 |
| „ 14 | 37.2 | 29.607 | 5.3 | N.N.E.&S.W. | 965 | 0.33 | 47 | 1156 | 1/24 | 7 | 176 | 1/25 |
| „ 21 | 45.1 | 29.719 | 5.4 | S.W. &8.E. | 690 | 0.33 | 52 | 1195 | 1/23 | 7 | 157 | 1/22 |
| „ 28 | 39.6 | 29.625 | 3.3 | S. E. | 280 | 0.07 | 45 | 1248 | 1/27 | 8 | 146 | 1/18 |
| Totals | 7873 | 3.57 | 720 | 16093 | 1/22 | 113 | 2223 | 1/19 | ||||
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