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City of London 1869

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

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No. V.— Classification of Deaths according to Causes, during the Year1870;and a Comparison withthe 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 .
East London Union (Population 41,282)187029986513649173156221386145239833
Average4613167235912344242832616162272997
West London Union (Population 26,739)187029742211431177320913484162513
Average43914915377162621622334120208698
City of London Union (Population 46,451)18704481257273111639118231122261679
Average5911342124911143327717414143307879
Entire City (Population 114,47218701022531173113413455412734874113516622025
Average148335158501453064101902171135144257872574

Total number of Houses Inspected in 1870 18305. Requiring Amendment, 1536.
Average ,, ,, ,, 10 years 14434. ,, „ 2990.