Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of]
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| Number of Persons per acre. | Death-rate in 1866. | Death-rate in 1867. |
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| 1867. | Average of Ten Years. |
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| Weeks ending Saturday (1866). | Number of Deaths from Cholera. | |
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| In London. Pop. 8,087,991. | In the City. Pop. 114,472. | |
| Deaths from | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholera. | Choleraic Diarrhœa. | Total. | |
| Epidemics of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849. | 1854. | 1866. | Mean. | |
| Districts. | Average height in feet above high water. | Epidemics of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849. | 1854. | 1866. | Mean. | ||
| Elevation in feet above Trinity High Water. | Epidemics of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849. | 1854. | East & South-East Districts, 1866. | Mean. | |
| Districts. | Cholera Deaths per 10,000 (1849,1854, and 1866). | Average Elevation above Trinity high water (feet). |
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| Quarter ending | Temperature. | Humidity Saturation = 100. | Rainfall. | Number of Wet Days. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866. | Averages of 9 yrs. | 1860. | Averages of 9 yrs. | 1866. | Averages of 9 yrs. | 1866. | Averages of 9 yrs. | |
| Quarters ending. | East London Union. | West London Union. | City of London Union. | Entire City. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | |
| Births in tub Four Quarters. | Total. | East London Union. | West London Union. | City of London Union. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Botolph. | Cripple-gate. | Total. | North. | South. | Total. | s. w. | N. W. | South. | S. E. | N. E. | Total. | |||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Deaths in the Four Quarters. | Total. | East London Union. | West London Union. | City of London Union. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Botolph. | Cripple-gate. | Workhouse. | North. | South. | Workhouse. | s. w. | N. W. | South. | S. E. | N. E. | Workhouse. | |||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| City Districts. | Total. | Under 1. | Under 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 30. | 30 to 40. | 40 to 50. | 50 to 60. | 60 to 70. | 70 and over. |
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| City Districts and PopuLation in 1861. | Violence, Privation, Premature Birth, and Poison. | Tubercular Diseases. | Convulsions and Teething. | Zymotic Diseases. | Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and Asthma. | Others, chiefly chronic. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis. | Tabes and Scrofula. | Hydrocephalus. | Alvine | Flux. | Con. tinued Fever. | Scarlet-Fever. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Whoop-ing Cough Croup, & Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | |||||||
| Adults. | Children. | ||||||||||||||||
| MONTHS. 1866.67. | Barometer. | Dry Thermometer. | Wet Thermometer or Hygrometer. | Rain Gauges. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Pressure. | Highest Pressure. | Lowest Pressure. | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Daily Range. | Mean Temperature. | Dew Point. | Degree of Humidity. | Weight of vapour in cubic foot of air. | Vapour required to saturate ditto. | Total Fall. | Greatest Fall. | Lowest Fall. | |||||
| Wet Bulb. | Dry Bulb. | On Roof. | On Grnd. | On Roof. | On Grnd. | On Roof. | On Grnd. | ||||||||||||
| Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Grns. | Grns. | Ins. | Ins. | Ins. | Ins. | Ins. | Ins. | |
| Quarters Ending. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number of Houses requiring Amendment. | Total Number of Orders Issued for Sanitary Improvement. | PARTICULARS OF THE ORDERS ISSUED. | Number of Ships Inspected. | Number of Orders Issued for Improvement of Ships. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Cleansing and Lime-whiting Rooms. | For Erecting and Repairing Dust Bins. | For Paving Cellars and Yards. | For Amending the Water Supply. | For Removing Cess-pools. | For Amending Sinks & Drains. | For Removing Waste-Water. | For Cleansing & Repairing Privies. | For Improving the Ventilation. | For Abating Smoke. | For Removing Animals Improperly Kept. | Sundry other Sanitary Orders. | ||||||
| Quarters ending | WHERE CONDEMNED, AND WHY CONDEMNED. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newgate Market. | Aldgate Market. | Leadenhall Market. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total | Dead | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | |
| lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | |
| Quarter ending Dec. 1866. | Quarter ending March 1867. | Quarter ending June 1867. | Quarter ending Sept. 1867. | Entire Year. |
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| Districts. | Deaths from Cholera per 10,000 population. | Elevation in feet above Trinity. High Water. | Number of Persons per Statute Acre (1866). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832-3 | 1848-9 | 1854. | 1866. | Mean. | |||