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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

Clerkenwell 1873

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

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Table: The numbers and causes of deaths arising from the principal zymotic diseases during the last 10 years are shown in the subjoined table:—

The numbers and causes of deaths arising from the principal zymotic diseases during the last 10 years are shown in the subjoined table:—

Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Hooping Cough.Typhus.Diarrhœa.Total.
186477394718746378
1865122757888448316
186664259959347342
1867204449357150269
18684581066911245394
1869028116817444343
1870663122197040320
1871602333626833279
18721535201057623274
187304813492995234

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The average number of deaths from these principal zymotic
diseases, during the last 10 years, was 314; so that the number for
1873 is 80 below the average.
The number of deaths from all causes, in infants and children
under 5 years of age, was 739; being 8 in excess of the number for
the preceding year.
The deaths at and above 60, were 285; including 42 at and above
80. The numbers for the preceding year were 200 and 25.
344 deaths arose from pulmonary diseases; the number for 1872
being 243 ; hence an increase of 101.
112 deaths occurred in the Workhouse, 64 of males, and 48 of
females. The numbers for the preceding 10 years having been
158, 167, 174, 156, 186, 178, 140, 107, 75 and 38.