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

Whitechapel 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: TABLE IV.Total number of the undermentioned Diseases recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, from 1865 to 1875, and the total cases of illness.

TABLE IV.

Total number of the undermentioned Diseases recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, from 1865 to 1875, and the total cases of illness.

Years.Erysipelas.Puerperal FeverCarbuncle.Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pneumonia and Pleuritis.Croup.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Delirium Tremens.Lead PoisoningTotal.
18659721745123014124015594
186662075462447661213016502
1867651664222851831010017181
18688025450208315718102017417
18697516632258110035111214031
1870820182519501344451214148
1871563711491533771453510194
1872612551161171145224864
1873392553991488173154887
187420124435356597213785
187519023066048667212474

Table: TABLE V.Showing the total Births, Deaths, Deaths of Non-residents, Residents, and total Deaths in the London Hospital in each year, from 1865 to 1875.

TABLE V.

Showing the total Births, Deaths, Deaths of Non-residents, Residents, and total Deaths in the London Hospital in each year, from 1865 to 1875.

Year.Population. _Total Births.J Total Deaths.Total Deaths in the London Hospital.Deaths of non-resi dents, exclusive of deaths from accidents.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age.Proportion of deaths per cent. of Children under 1 yr. to the total deaths deducting the deaths of non-residents.Rate of mortality per 1000, deducting the deaths of nonresidents.Rate of mortality of Children under 1 yr per 1000 of the population.
186578,9702684253241620854923.629.46.8
1866...2561349573343246515.138.75.8
1867...2686233144524152525.126.46.6
1868...2611251953632451323.327.76.4
18691...2571267550428352621.929.66.6
1870...2690246559937451524.626.46.5
187176,5732571246555133954525.627.77.1
1872...2705239061637554026.726.37.0
1873*...2727247164539350724.326.56.6
1874...2688261367537744419.829.25.7
1875...26502470710405†50925.326.16.6

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These years contain 53 weeks. In making this calculation, one week's average of deaths
is deducted, viz., 50 and 46 respectively. † Estimated number.
The number of Inquests which have been held this year in this District has been 348. In
the preceding year the number was 327.