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City of London 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of]
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| Epidemics of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849. | 1854. | 1866. | Mean. | |
| East London Union | 46 | 23 | 15 | 28 |
| West London Union | 147 | 10 | 8 | 55 |
| City of London Union | 38 | 14 | 4 | 19 |
| Entire City | 56 | 16 | 9 | 27 |
| All London | 62 | 43 | 18 | 41 |
And again, I may remark that in the cholera year
of 1849 the total mortality in the City was 30 per
1,000 of the population; in 1854, it was 257 per
1,000, and in 1866 it was only 222.
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These are evidences of great improvement in
the sanitary condition of the City; for in 1849
you had only just obtained your sanitary powers,
in 1854 they were largely in operation, and in
1866 they were still more fully developed,*
Nor are these the only evidences of the beneficial
effects of your sanitary operations; for the
*See page 20 of my last Annual Report of the Sanitary Condition of
the City for the year 1865-66 for an account of the yearly increase of
sanitary work.