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
Kensington 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Deaths from Small-Pox in London and 19 other large Towns.
| 1871. | 1872. | 1873. | 1874. | 1875. | 1876. | 1877. | 1878. | 1879. | 1880. | 1881. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 7,876 | 1,781 | 115 | 56 | 75 | 735 | 2,544 | 1,416 | 458 | 475 | 2,373 |
| Brighton | 64 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Portsmouth | 39 | 508 | 48 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Norwich | 245 | 317 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Plymouth | 58 | 208 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 45 | 209 | 9 | 26 | 70 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Wolverhampton | 284 | 180 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Birmingham | 61 | 298 | 122 | 639 | 175 | ... | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Leicester | 11 | 313 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nottingham | 144 | 205 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Liverpool | 1,919 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 386 | 999 | 3 | ... | 9 | 34 |
| Manchester | 267 | 75 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 190 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Salford | 227 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 347 | 93 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Oldham | 52 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Bradford | 5 | 32 | 21 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Leeds | 43 | 268 | 112 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Sheffield | 406 | 601 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Hull | 57 | 216 | 26 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Sunderland | 850 | 54 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Newcastle - on - Tyne | 695 | 135 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Totals | 13,348 | 5,521 | 505 | 870 | 427 | 1,700 | 3,041 | 1,433 | 461 | 485 | 2,466 |
| London | 7,876 | 1,781 | 115 | 56 | 75 | 735 | 2,544 | 1,416 | 458 | 475 | 2,373 |
| The 19 Towns | 5,472 | 3,740 | 390 | 814 | 352 | 965 | 497 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 39 |
SUMMARY.
| Quinquennium. | 1871-75. | 1876-80, | Year 1881. |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 8,903 | 5,628 | 2,373 |
| 19 Towns | 10,768 | 1,492 | 93 |
DEATHS from SMALL-POX, 1877—78—79.
London 4,418. Population (1881), 8,814,571.
Heat of England and Wales 2,252. Population (1881), 22,153,715.