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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1871
[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 Year 1872; and a comparison with
the Averages of the last Ten Years.
| City Districts and Population in 1861. | Violence, Privation, Premature Birth, and Poison | Tubercular Diseases | Convulsions and Teething. | Zymotic Diseases. | Pneumonia, Bronchitis, aud Asthma. | Others, chiefly chronic. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis. | Tabes and Scrofula. | Hydrocephalus. | Alvine Flux. | Continued Fever. | Scarlet Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough, Croup, & Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | ||||||||
| Adults. | Children. | ||||||||||||||||
| East London Union (Population 27,883) | 1872 | 42 | 72 | 40 | 10 | 41 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 46 | 5 | 110 | 209 | 647 |
| Average | 44 | 120 | 62 | 20 | 57 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 42 | 12 | 27 | 53 | 6 | 147 | 265 | 940 | |
| West London Union(Population 18,815) | 1872 | 28 | 57 | 27 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 80 | 138 | 443 |
| Average | 45 | 83 | 42 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 107 | 192 | 641 | |
| City of London Union (Population 29,906) | 1872 | 50 | 105 | 21 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 136 | 270 | 672 |
| Average | 57 | 107 | 37 | 10 | 43 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 129 | 287 | 812 | |
| Entire City (Population 76,604) | 1872 | 120 | 234 | 88 | 24 | 97 | 12 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 86 | 16 | 326 | 617 | 1762 |
| Average | 146 | 310 | 141 | 42 | 135 | 28 | 62 | 94 | 94 | 25 | 59 | 116 | 14 | 383 | 744 | 2393 | |
It consisted of 913 Sheep and Lambs, 108 Calves, 380 Pigs, 736 Quarters of Beef, 2,760 Joints of Meat; besides 3,149 Plucks, 12 Baskets and Barrels
of Plucks, Kidneys, and Melts, 1,572 Kidneys, 51 Hams, 190 Sides and Pieces of Bacon, 4 Barrels of Pork, 17 Pigs' Chaps, 35 Tongues, 35 Ox Tails, 1 Cask
of Turtle, 1 Barrel and 1 Pad of Fish, 1 Basket of Plaice, 1 Barrel of Cods' Roes, 2 Goats, 12 Fawns, 100 Quarters and Pieces of Venison, 142 Hares,
5 Boxes and Cases and 644 Rabbits, 2,146 head of Game and Poultry, 1 Box of Plovers' Eggs, 2 Hampers and 200 Eggs, 29 Cheeses, 27 Mats of Dates,
6 Boxes of Grapes, 2 Boxes of Pears, 2,500 Oranges, 106 Cocoa Nuts, &c., &c.