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
St Giles (Camden) 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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| Disease. | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | Animal average of 10 years, 1882 to 1891. | Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths in 10 years, 1882 to 1891. | 1892 | Pro portion of deaths to 1,000 deaths in 1892. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 3 | ... | 19 | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Measles | 41 | 31 | 40 | 17 | 43 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 17 | 43 | 30.4 | 29.2 | 47 | 51.1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 3 | 3.2 | |
| Diphtheria | 21 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 17 | 18.4 |
| Whooping-Cough | 24 | 9 | 48 | 26 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 11 | 11.9 |
| Fever | 16 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 9 | 9.7 |
| Diarrhœa | 37 | 32 | 47 | 18 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 27.8 | 26.7 | 17 | 18.4 |
| Totals, St. Giles District | 156 | 127 | 201 | 106 | 137 | 108 | 66 | 114 | 85 | 113 | 121.3 | 116.5 | 104 | 113.1 |
| Totals, London | 13,553 | 10,801 | 13,629 | 11,261 | 11,121 | 12,684 | 10,803 | 9,709 | 12,279 | 9,675 | 12,965 | 151 | - | - |
| Totals, England and Wales ... | 69,734 | 58,972 | 71,762 | 57,726 | 62,859 | 64,676 | 50,684 | 61,027 | 59,698 | 53,221 | 61.035 | 117 | - | - |