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]
This page requires JavaScript
No. IV.—Classification of Deaths in the City Unions according to Age, for the Year ending September, 1872, and a comparison with the Averages of the last Ten Years.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East London Union, 1872 | 647 | 150 | 266 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 33 | 60 | 58 | 71 | 79 |
| Average of Ten Years | 940 | 188 | 385 | 39 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 66 | 81 | 83 | 97 | 104 |
| West London Union, 1872 | 443 | 91 | 164 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 83 |
| Average of Ten Years | 641 | 120 | 240 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 71 |
| City of London Union, 1872 | 672 | 76 | 144 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 55 | 70 | 86 | 110 | 128 |
| Average of Ten Years | 812 | 114 | 229 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 51 | 57 | 79 | 89 | 111 | 131 |
| Entire City, 1872 | 1,762 | 317 | 574 | 48 | 26 | 28 | 99 | 120 | 169 | 182 | 226 | 290 |
| Average of Ten Years | 2,393 | 422 | 854 | 93 | 41 | 51 | 143 | 177 | 218 | 237 | 273 | 306 |
Total number of Houses inspected in 1872 19,784 Requiring Amendment 1,408
Average „ „ „ 10 years 16,415 Average „ 2,796