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City of London 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of]

Published
1871
Pages
51
Tables
25

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    APPENDIX.
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    Annual Averages for the last Ten Years.
    Marriages.Births.Deaths.
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    Number of Marriages, Births, and Deaths per 1,000 of the Population of the City, and elsewhere.
    Annual Rate per 1,000 Living.
    Marriages.Births.Deaths.
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    Proportional Number of Births and Deaths in each Quarter of the Year.
    QUARTERS ENDING.BIRTHS.DEATHS.
    City of London.England.City of London.England.
    1870.Average of Ten Years.Average of TenYears.1870.Average of TenYears.Average of TenYears.
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    Proportion of Deaths from each cause, in every 1,000 Deaths from all causes.
    CAUSES.East London Union.West London Union.City of London Union.Entire City.Average of Ten Tears.
    Entire City.England.
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    Classification of Deaths according to Zymotic Causes during the last Sixteen Years.
    Years.Alvine Disorders.Continued Fevers.Scarlet Fever.Small-pox.Measles.Whooping Cough.Croup and Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Rainfall, Humidity, Dew-point, and Temperature, in each quarter of the year.
    Quarter ending December 1869.Quarter ending March 1870.Quarter ending June 1870.Quarter ending Septmbr. 1870.Entire year.
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    Average Chemical Composition of the Metropolitan Waters for the Year 1870.
    Names of Water Companies, &c.Total Solid Matter per gallon.Common Salt.Oxygen* required by Organic Matter, &c.Nitrogen.Hardness.
    As Nitrates, &c.As Ammonia.Before BoilingAfter â– Boiling
    Thames Water Companies.Grains.Grains.GrainsGrains.Grains.Degrees.Degree*.
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    Comparative Mortality in the Nineteen Large Towns of England and Scotland, referred to in the Registrar General's Weekly Report for 1870, arranged under the heads of Hard-water t and Soft-water Supply— 10 degrees of hardness being taken as the standard.
    Hard-water supply.Soft-water Supply.
    towns.Rate per 1.000 of Population.towns.Rate per 1,000 of Populution.
    Births.Deaths.Births.Death*.
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    Comparative Mortality in 24 English and Scotch Towns, during the years 1861 to 1865 inclusive arranged under the heads of Hard-water, and Softwater Supply —10 degrees of Hardness being the Standard.
    Hard-Water Supply.Soft-Water Supply.
    towns.Rate per 1,000 of Population.towns.Rate per 1,000 of Population.
    Births.Deaths.Births.Deaths.
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    Average amounts of Water supplied daily to London and Paris during each Month of the Year ending September 1870.
    Year ending September 1870.London (estimated Population, 3,214,707.)Paris (Population 1,889,842).
    Gallons per day.Number of Houses suppliedGallons per day.
    Total.Per Head.Total.Per Head.
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    Table of the Appendix, and the following shows the work of each inspector :—
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    Continued from previous page...
    Names of Inspectors.Number of houses inspected.Number requiring amendment.Number of orders issued.Number of notices to lodging houses.
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    No. I.—E numeration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in each of the City Unions for the Year ending September 1870, and a Comparison with the Averages of the last Ten Years.
    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.
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    No. II.— Annual Enumeration of Births for the Year ending September 1870.
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    No. III.— Annual Enumeration of Deaths for the Year ending September 1870.
    Deaths in the Four Quarters.Total.East London Union.West London Union.City of London Union.
    Saint Botolph.Cripple-gate.Workhouse.Saint Seplhre.Saint Bride.Workhouse.Castle BaynardChrist-Church.Queen-hithe.Allhalls., Barking.Broad Street.Workhouse.
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    No IV. —Classification of Deaths in the City Unions according to Age, for the Year ending September , 1870, and a Comparison with the Averages of the last Ten Years.
    City Districts.Total.Under 1.Under 5.5 to 10.10 to 1515 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 and over.
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    No. V.— Classification of Deaths according to Causes, during the Year 1870; and a Comparison with the Averages of the last Ten Years.
    City Districts and Population in 1861.Violence, Privation, Premature birth, and Poison.Tubercular DiseasesConvulsions and Teething.Zymotic Diseases.Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and AsthmaOthers, chiefly chronic.Total.
    Phthisis.Tabes and Scrofula.Hydrocephalus.Alvine Flux.Continued Fever.Scarlel FeverSmall Pox.Measles.Whooping Cough, Croup, & Diphtheria.Erysipelas.
    Adults.Children .
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    No. VI.—Classification of Deaths according to causes, during the four quarters of the Year 1870 and a Comparison with the averages of the last Ten Years.
    Quarters Ending.Violence, Privation, Premature Birth, and Poison.Tubercular Diseases.Convulsions and Teething.Zymotic Diseases.Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and AsthmaOthers, chiefly chronic.Total.
    Phthisis.Tabes and Scrofula.Hydrocephalus.Alvine Flux.Continued Fever.Scarlet Fever.Small-Pox.Measles.Whorp- ing Cough Croup, & Diphtheria.Erysipelas.
    Adults.Children.
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    VII._Meteorology of the City of London for each Month in the Year ending in September 1870 from Observations at the Engineer's Office, Guildhall, under the direction of Mr. Haywood.
    1869.70. MONTHS.Barometer.Dry Thermometer.Wet Thermometer or Hygrometer.Rain Gauges.
    Mean Pressure.Highest PressureLowest 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.InchesDegrees.Deg.Deg.Deg.Deg.Deg.Deg.Deg.Grns.GrnsIns.Ins.Ins.Ins.Ins.Ins.
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    No. VIII.— Account of the Sanitary Work performed in the City during the Year 1870 ; and comparison with the averages of the last three years.
    Quarters Ending.Number of Houses Inspected.Number of Houses requiring Amendment.Total Number of Orders Issued for Sanitary Improvement.PARTICULARS OF THE ORDEBS ISSUEDNumber of Ships Inspceted.Number of Orders issued for Improvement of Ships.
    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 VentilationFor Abating Amoke.For Removing Animals Improperly Kept.Sundry other Sanitary Orders.
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    No. IX.— Quarterly Account of the Meat condemned in the City Markets during the Year 1870, and comparison with the Averages of the last Ten Years.
    WHERE CONDEMNED, AND WHY CONDEMNED.
    New Market.Aldgate Market.Leadenhall Market.Total.
    Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.DiseasedPutrid.Total.
    December 1869 Average of 10 Quarterslbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.bs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.
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    No. X.— Quarterly account of the Fish condemned by the Fish-meters in Billingsgate Market, during the Year 1S70.
    Quarter ending Dec. 1869.Qu arter ending March 1870.Quarter ending June 1870.Quarter ending Sept. 1870.Entira Year.