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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
City of London 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of]
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| Weeks ending Saturday (1866). | Number of Deaths from Cholera. | |
|---|---|---|
| In London. Pop. 8,087,991. | In the City. Pop. 114,472. | |
| „ July 7 | 1 | 0 |
| „ 14 | 48 | 1 |
| „ 21 | 480 | 0 |
| „ 28 | 1,081 | 7 |
| Aughust 4 | 1,169 | 18 |
| „ 11 | 747 | 15 |
| „ 18 | 419 | 8 |
| „ 25 | 227 | 7 |
| September 1 | 198 | 2 |
| „ 8 | 157 | 3 |
| „ 15 | 182 | 7 |
| „ 22 | 150 | 6 |
| „ 29 | 177 | 3 |
| October 6 | 182 | 9 |
| „ 13 | 207 | 6 |
| „ 20 | 144 | 6 |
| „ 27 | 112 | 3 |
| November 3 | 73 | 2 |
| „ 10 | 67 | 0 |
| „ 17 | 32 | 0 |
| „ 24 | 8 | 0 |
| December 1 | 3 | 0 |
| „ 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5,865 | 103 |
It will be thus seen, that the highest mortality
from the disease was in the week ending the 4th of
August,—that is a month after its decided appearance
in London. In the epidemic of 1854 the
mortality was greatest in the ninth week; and in