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
Clerkenwell 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (See note 4 on back of sheet.) Columns for Population and, Births are in Table B.) | Mortality from all causes at subjoined Ages. | Mortalily from Subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas | Measles. | Whooping Congh. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic b'ever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All Other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goswell Sub-Registration District | 218 | 88 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 29 | U nder 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 117 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8t. James' Sub-Registration District | 276 | 77 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 24 | Under 5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 120 | |||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amwell Sub-Registration District | 499 | 192 | 88 | 14 | 12 | 134 | 59 | Under 5 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 66 | 51 | 14 | 95 | 279 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 92 | 220 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 933 | 357 | 161 | 26 | 20 | 257 | 112 | Under 5 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 32 | 114 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 1 | 23 | 186 | 516 | ||||||||||
| 5 npwds. | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 81 | 54 | 12 | 28 | 140 | 417 | ||||||||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of morality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside ??? | Under 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||