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Clerkenwell 1866

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

Published
1867
Pages
70
Tables
22

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22 tables in this report

  • Page 16
    Statement and Account of all Moneys Received and Expended from 25th March, 1866, to 25th March, 1867, By the Vestry of the Parish of Saint James and Saint John, Clerkenwell.
    * Folio In Ledg.RECEIPTS.Moneys received by the Vestry from 25th March, 1866, to 25th March, 1867.Moneys owing to the Vestry 25th March, 1867.Fol. in Ledg.EXPENDITURE.Unpaid at 25th March, 1866.Incurred from 25th March, 1866, to 25th March, 1867.Paid from 25th March, 1866, to 25th March, 1867.Unpaid at 25th March, 1867.
    SEWER ACCOUNT.£s.d.£s.d.SEWER ACCOUNT.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Fol. in Ledg.RECEIPTS.Moneys received by the Vestry from 25th March, 1866, to 25th March, 1867.Moneys owing to the Vestry 25th March, 1867.Fol. in Ledg.EXPENDITURE.Unpaid at 25th March, 1866.Incurred from 25th March, 1866, to 25th March, 1867.Paid from 25th March, 1866, to 25th March, 1867.Unpaid at 25th March, 1867.
    GENERAL ACCOUNT continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.GENERAL ACCOUNT continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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  • Page 20
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    Fol. in LedgRECEIPTS.Moneys received by the Vestry from 25th March, 1866, to 25th March, 1867.Moneys owdng to the Vestry 25th March, 1867.Fol. in Ledg.EXPENDITURE.Unpaid at 25th March, 1866.Incurred from 25th March, 1866, to 25th March, 1867.Paid from 25th March, 1866, to 25th March, 1867.Unpaid at 25th March, 1867.
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  • Page 22
    ABSTRACT.
    RECEIPTS.Moneys owing to the Vestry, 25th March, 1867.EXPENDITURE.Liabilities of Vestry, 25th March, 1867.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 23
    For the Performance of General Works and Supply of Materials.
    Date.Name of ContractorNature of work to be performed, and Materials supplied.Period.Price.
  • Page 25
    The absolute mortality during the last ten years is shown below, the number of births being added:—
    Deaths.Births.
  • Page 26
    The causes and numbers of these deaths for the last ten years are exhibited in the subjoined Table.
    Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Hooping Cough.Diarrhoea.Typhus. (In Fever Hospital)Totals.Deaths from all causes.
  • Page 28
    Mortality per 10,000 of the population, in Children under five years of age.
    Causes of Death.Standard Mortality of Infants in Healthy Districts.Mortality of Infants.
    I.II.
    In Houses inhabited by the Poor.In the rest, of the Parish.
  • Page 32
    The dates and localities at which the deaths occurred are given in the subjoined Table:— Deaths from Cholera and Choleraic Diarrhoea in Clerkenwell, 1866. C.—Cholera. C.D.—Choleraic Diarrhoea.
    Date.Address.Sex.Age.Disease.
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    Date.Address.Sex.Age.Disease.
  • Page 34
    In several instances, the knowledge that a patient had died of the disease, was derived from the most valuable "Daily Returns" of the Registrar General:—
    No. of Week31 Aug. 432 Aug. 1133 Aug. 1834 Aug. 2535 Sep. 136 Sep. 837 Sep. 1538 Sep. 22
  • Page 34
    ( Continued.)
    No. of Week39 Sep. 2940 Oct. 641 Oct. 1342 Oct. 2043 Oct. 2744 Nov. 345 Nov. 10
    Cases.Totals.
  • Page 35
    In regard to districts, the deaths occurred as follows; the deaths which took place in the two previous epidemics of 1849 and 1854 being appended:—
    186618491854
  • Page 37
    In the subjoined Table, the proportion of deaths to every 10,000 persons living is given, with the absolute number of deaths in each District.
    Deaths per 10,000.No. of Deaths.
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    Deaths per 10,000.No. of Deaths.
  • Page 40
    It may be well to give a list of the Cow-houses, with the number of cows kept in them in 1864 (the year before the cattle plague broke out), and the number allowed by the order of the Magistrates.
    No. of Cows in 1864.No. allowed in 1866.
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    DEATHS REGISTERED IN CLERKENWELL IN 1866.
    Under 5 years5 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and upwardsTotalsUnder 5 years5 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and upwardsTotals.
  • Page 41
    The subjoined Table exhibits the meteorology of the year:—
    1866Temperature, meanDifference from mean of 95 years.Dew PointHumidity (Saturation= 100)Height of Barometer! Rain, in inchesDifference from average of 51 years
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    GASES OF CHOLERA and DIARRIICEA in the practice of within the Parish of Clerkenwell, during the week ending the day of 1866.
    New Cases.Deaths.Recovered.Under Treatment.Houses in which New Cases of Cholera have occurred.