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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Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. |
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Annual Rate per 1,000 Living. | |||
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Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. |
QUARTERS ENDING. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||
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City of London. | England. | City of London. | England. | |||
1870. | Average of Ten Years. | Average of TenYears. | 1870. | Average of TenYears. | Average of TenYears. |
CAUSES. | East London Union. | West London Union. | City of London Union. | Entire City. | Average of Ten Tears. | |
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Entire City. | England. |
Years. | Alvine Disorders. | Continued Fevers. | Scarlet Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Croup and Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Total. |
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Names of Water Companies, &c. | Total Solid Matter per gallon. | Common Salt. | Oxygen* required by Organic Matter, &c. | Nitrogen. | Hardness. | ||
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As Nitrates, &c. | As Ammonia. | Before Boiling | After â– Boiling | ||||
Thames Water Companies. | Grains. | Grains. | Grains | Grains. | Grains. | Degrees. | Degree*. |
Hard-water supply. | Soft-water Supply. | ||||
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towns. | Rate per 1.000 of Population. | towns. | Rate per 1,000 of Populution. | ||
Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Death*. |
Hard-Water Supply. | Soft-Water Supply. | ||||
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towns. | Rate per 1,000 of Population. | towns. | Rate per 1,000 of Population. | ||
Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. |
Year ending September 1870. | London (estimated Population, 3,214,707.) | Paris (Population 1,889,842). | |||
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Gallons per day. | Number of Houses supplied | Gallons per day. | |||
Total. | Per Head. | Total. | Per Head. |
Names of Inspectors. | Number of houses inspected. | Number requiring amendment. | Number of orders issued. | Number of notices to lodging houses. |
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Quarters Ending. | East London Union. | West London Union. | City of London Union. | Entire City. | |||||||||
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Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. |
Deaths in the Four Quarters. | Total. | East London Union. | West London Union. | City of London Union. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saint Botolph. | Cripple-gate. | Workhouse. | Saint Seplhre. | Saint Bride. | Workhouse. | Castle Baynard | Christ-Church. | Queen-hithe. | Allhalls., Barking. | Broad Street. | Workhouse. |
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. | ||||||||||
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Phthisis. | Tabes and Scrofula. | Hydrocephalus. | Alvine Flux. | Continued Fever. | Scarlel Fever | Small Pox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough, Croup, & Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | ||||||||
Adults. | Children . |
Quarters Ending. | Violence, Privation, Premature Birth, and Poison. | Tubercular Diseases. | Convulsions and Teething. | Zymotic Diseases. | Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and Asthma | Others, chiefly chronic. | Total. | |||||||||
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Phthisis. | Tabes and Scrofula. | Hydrocephalus. | Alvine Flux. | Continued Fever. | Scarlet Fever. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Whorp- ing Cough Croup, & Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | |||||||
Adults. | Children. |
1869.70. MONTHS. | Barometer. | Dry Thermometer. | Wet Thermometer or Hygrometer. | Rain Gauges. | |||||||||||||||
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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 foot of air. | Total Fall. | Greatest Fall. | Lowest Fall. | |||||
Dry Bulb. | Wet Bulb. | On Grnd. | 51 ft. above Grnd. | On Grnd. | 51 ft. above Grnd. | On Grnd. | 51 ft. above Grnd. | ||||||||||||
Inches. | Inches | Degrees. | 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 ORDEBS ISSUED | Number of Ships Inspceted. | Number of Orders issued for Improvement of Ships. | |||||||||||
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For Cleansing and Lime-whiting Rooms. | For Erecting and Repairing Dustbins. | For Paving Cellars and Yards. | For Amending the Water Supply. | For Removing Cesspools. | For Amending Sinks and Drains. | For Removing Waste-Water. | For Cleansing and Repairing Privies. | For Improving the Ventilation | For Abating Amoke. | For Removing Animals Improperly Kept. | Sundry other Sanitary Orders. |
WHERE CONDEMNED, AND WHY CONDEMNED. | ||||||||||||||||
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New Market. | Aldgate Market. | Leadenhall Market. | Total. | |||||||||||||
Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased | Putrid. | Total. | |
December 1869 Average of 10 Quarters | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | bs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. |
Quarter ending Dec. 1869. | Qu arter ending March 1870. | Quarter ending June 1870. | Quarter ending Sept. 1870. | Entira Year. |
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