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
City of London 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of]
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that of 1849 it was at its climax in the fourteenth
week. The duration of the epidemic (six months),
was also short compared with that of former visitations.
The distribution of the deaths in the City was as follows:—
| Deaths from | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholera. | Choleraic Diarrhœa. | Total. | |
| East London Union | 63 | 9 | 62 |
| West London Union | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| City of London Union | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| Total in City | 78 | 15 | 103 |
Besides which there were 27 deaths from the
disease in the City of London Workhouse at Bow
5 in the West London Workhouse at Holloway,
and 1 in that of the East London Union at Homerton
—all outside the City.
In order that you may be able to judge of
the severity of the epidemic in the City, as compared
with other places, I submit the following
Table:—