Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Cities, &c.
Estimated
population in
the middle of
the year
1869.
Births
in 52 Weeks
ending
1st January,
1870.
Deaths
in 52 Weeks
ending
1st January,
1870.
Annual Rate to
1000
living during the
52 weeks ending
1st January, 1870.
Mean
Temperature
in 52 weeks
ending
1st January,
1870.
Rainfall
in inches in
52 weeks
ending
1st January,
1870.
TABLE II.
Births.
Deaths.
TOTAL
6,546,587
234,710
170,479
35 97
26 13
487
3015
London (Metropolis)
3,170,754
111,930
77,933
35.42
24.66
49°6
23.92
Bristol (City)
169,423
6,054
4,090
35.85
24 22
49°6
34.74
Birmingham (Borough)
360,846
12,779
7,7 37
35.53
21 51
-
-
Liverpool (Borough)
509,052
18,674
14,744
36.81
29.88
49°0
29.68
Manchester (City)
370,892
13,325
10,709
36.05
28.97
-
-
Salford (Borough)
119,350
4,681
3,182
39.35
26.75
48° 1
35.43
Sheffield (Borough)
239,752
9,265
6,589
38.78
27.58
48°3
30.31
Bradford (Borough)
138,522
5,300
3,525
38.39
25.53
-
-
Leeds (Borough)
253,110
10,186
6,621
40.38
26.25
49°1
26.84
Hull (Borough)
126,682
4,138
3,203
32.78
25.37
-
-
Newcastle-on-Tyne (Borough)
130,503
4,943
3,395
38.01
26.10
-
-
Edinburgh (City)
178,002
6,740
5,382
37.99
30.34
47°4
24.20
Glasgow (City)
458,937
18,415
15,693
40.26
34.31
47°1
38.22
Dublin (City and some Suburbs)
320,762
8,280
7,676
25.90
24.01
49°8
27.97
1867.
Berlin (City)
702,437
29,550
22,235
42.21
31.76
-
-
Vienna (City)
1869.
605,200
-
17,268
-
28.63
-
-
20