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 James's 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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| 1871. | Under 1 Year. | Above 1 and uuder 5. | Above 5 and under 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60 and under 80. | Above 80. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter . | ||||||||
| Second Quarter | ||||||||
| Third Quarter . | ||||||||
| Fourth Quarter | ||||||||
| Total . | ||||||||
| First Quarter . | 35 | 39 | 38 | |||||
| Second Quarter | 30 | 22 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 5 | ||
| Third Quarter . | 13 | 20 | 30 | 29 | ||||
| Fourth Quarter | 29 | 9 | 37 | 42 | 4 | |||
| Total . | 149 | 86 | 33 | 90 | 144 | 27 | 655 | |
| 1873. | ||||||||
| First Quarter . | 23 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Second Quarter | 34 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 142 | ||
| Third Quarter . | 23 | 5 | 21 | 31 | ||||
| Fourth Quarter | 35 | 44 | 48 | 9 | ||||
| Total . | 32 |
With the exception of 1858, the bill of 1873 is
the lowest we have had of Zymotic diseases since
1855. It will be seen that there has been but one
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