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
Harrow 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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TEN YEARS' SANITARY STATISTICS.
| Estimated Population. | Number of Deaths. | Death-rate. | Zymotic Death-rate. | Number of Births. | Birth-rate. | Number of Deaths under 1 year of age in 1,000 Births. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 6,006 | 76 | 12.6 | 2.8 | 148 | 24.6 | 168 |
| 1890 | 6,132 | 104 | 16.9 | 1.3 | 154 | 25.0 | 143 |
| 1891 | 6,675 | 72 | 10.7 | .4 | 149 | 22.3 | 47 |
| 1892 | 6,876 | 84 | 12.2 | .8 | 142 | 20.6 | 112 |
| 1893 | 6,979 | 72 | 10.3 | .7 | 144 | 20.6 | 97 |
| 1894 | 7,118 | 70 | 9.8 | .28 | 161 | 22.6 | 124 |
| 1895 | 7,807 | 73 | 9.3 | .13 | 169 | 21.6 | 106 |
| 1896 | 8,373 | 71 | 8.5 | .7 | 194 | 23.7 | 113 |
| 1897 | 8,777 | 72 | 8.03 | .22 | 196 | 22.3 | 71 |
| 1898 | 9,293 | 109 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 195 | 22.0 | 102.5 |
| 117 | 12.5 | ||||||
| Averages for 5 years, 1889 to 1893 | 6,533 | 81 | 12.5 | 1.2 | 147 | 22.6 | 113 |
| Averages for 5 years, 1894 to 1898 | 8,293 | 79 | 9.5 | .5 | 183 | 22.4 | 103 |