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City of London 1872

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

Published
1874
Pages
63
Tables
26

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26 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    Looking, in fact, at the registered numbers of the last thirty years, it appears that the fluctuations in the average annual proportions of marriages, births, and deaths, in the City, during each of the successive quinquennial periods, have been as follows:—
    Averages per Annum.1844 to 1818.Quinquennial Periods from1869 to 1873.
    184!) to 1853.1854 to 1858.1859 to 1863.1864 to 1868.
  • Page 14
    Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population.
    In Quinquennial Periods.In the City.In London
  • Page 16
    The average relative proportions of Deaths, per 1,000 Deaths, at different Ages, in the three districts of the City during the last Ten years.
    AGES.East District.West District.Central District.Entire City.
  • Page 17
    Number of Deaths of Infants under 1 year of aye for every 1,000 Births in each Quinquennial of the last Thirty years.
    Years, inclusive.CITY DISTRICTS.Entire City.London.England.
    Eastern.Western.Central.
  • Page 22
    Proportions of Deaths, per 1,000 Deaths, at different Ages, and at different Seasons of the year.
    AGES.Quarters ending inEntire Year.
    March,June.September.December.
  • Page 23
    Average Number of Deaths, per 1,000 Deaths, from different Diseases, in each of the four Quarters of the year, for Ten years.
    causes op death.Quarters ending inEntire Year.
    March.June.Sept.Dec.
  • Page 25
    Average Proportion of Heaths from each cause, in every 1 ,000 Deaths from all causes, in each of the City Districts, as well as in London and England during the last Ten years.
    CITY DISTRICTS.Entire City.London.England.
    Eastern.Western.Central.
  • Page 28
    Average Annual Number of Deaths from Zymotic Diseases in each of the four Quinquennial Periods of the last Twenty years.
    Zymotic Diseases.quinquennial Periods from
    1854 to 1858.1859 to 1863.1861 to 1868.1869 to 1873.
  • Page 31
    Bain fall, Humidity, Dew-point, and Temperature, in each Quarter of the Year 1873.
    Quarters EndingEntire Year.
    Dec. 1872.March, 1873.June, 1873.Sept.. 1873.
  • Page 32
    Average Chemical Composition of the Metropolitan Waters for the Year 1873.
    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 Boiling.After Boiling.
  • Page 34
    Average Amounts of Water supplied daily to London by the Water Companies during each Month of the Year 1873.
    Mouths.GALLONS PER DAT.Number of Houses supplied.
    Total.Per Head.
  • Page 43
    Number of Houses Inspected, and of Orders Issued for Sanitary Improvement in the City of London from the Year 1853 to the Year 1873 inclusive.
    Years.Houses Inspected.Orders Issued.Years.Houses Inspected.Orders Issued.
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    Quantity of Unsound Meat Condemned in the City Markets during each of the last Thirteen years.
    Years.Amount Seizad and Condemned.WHY SEIZED AND CONDEMNED.
    Dead.Diseased.Putrid.
    lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.
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    No. I.— Enumeration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in each of the City Unions for the Year ending September , 1873, 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, 1873.
    Births in the Four Quarters.Total.East London Union.West London Union.City of London Union. A
    Saint Botolph.Cripple-gate.\ Total.( Saint Seplhre.Saint Bride.Total.( Castle-baynard.Christ-church.Queen-hithe.Allhalls. Barking.Broad Street.Total.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.M.F.M.F.
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    No. III.— Annual Enumeration of Deaths for the Year ending September , 1873.
    Deaths in the Four Quarters.Total.East London Union. 1West London Union.City of London Union.
    r Saint Botolph.Cripple-gate.v Workhouse.Saint Seplhre.Saint Bride.Workhouse.Castle baynard.Christ-church.Queen-hithe.AUhalls. Barking.Broad Street.Workhouse.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    No. IV. — Classification of Deaths in the City Unions according to Age, for the Year ending September , 1873, 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.
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    No. V.— Annual Average Proportion of Deaths, at different Ages, in the Four Quarters of the Year for Ten Years ending September, 1873.
    Quarters ending.Proportions.Total.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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    No. VI.— Classification of Deaths according to Causes, during the Year 1873 ; and a comparison with the Averages of the preceding Ten Years.
    City Districts and Population in 1861.Violence, Privation, Premature Birth, and PoisonTubercular DiseasesConvulsions and Teething.Zymotic Diseases.Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and Asthma.Others, chiefly chronic.total.
    Phthisis.Tabes, Scrofula, Marasmus, &c.Hydrocephalus.Alvine Adults.Flux. Children.Continued Fever.Scarlet Fever.Small Pox.Measles.Whooping Cough, Croup, & Diphtheria.Erysipelas.
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    No. VII.— Annual Average proportion of Deaths, from different causes, in the Four Quarters of the Year, for Ten Years ending September, 1873.
    Quarters Ending.Proportions.Violence, Privation, Premature Birth, and Poison.Tubercular Diseases.Convulsions and Teething.Zymotic Diseases.Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and Asthma.Others, chiefly chronic.total.
    Phthisis.Tabes, Scrofula, Marasmus, &c.Hydrocephalus.Alvine Flux.Continued Fever.Scarlet Fever.Small-Pox.Measles.Whooping Cough, Croup, & Diphtheria.Erysipelas.
    Adults.Children.
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    No. VIII.— Meteorology of the City of London for each Month in the Year ending in September , 1873,/ro Observations at the Engineer s Office, Guildhall, under the direction of Mr. Haywood.
    1872.73. MONTHS.Barometer.Dry Thermometer.Wet Thermometer or Hygrometer.Rain Gauges.
    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 above Grnd.On Grnd.51 ft. above Grnd.On Grnd.51 ft above Grnd.
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    No. IX.— Account of the Sanitary Work performed in the City during the Year 1873, and comparison with the Averages of the last Five Years.
    Quarters EndingNumber of Houses Inspected.Number of Houses requiring Amendment.Total Number of Orders Issued for Sanitary Improvement.For Cleansing and Lime-whiting Rooms.PARTICULARS OF THE ORDERS ISSUED.Number of Ships Inspected.Number of Orders issued for Improvement of Ships.
    For Erecting and Repairing Dustbins.For Paving Cellars and Yards.For Amending the Water Supply.For Removing Cesspools.For Amending Sinks and DrainsFor Removing Waste-Water.For Cleansing and Repairing Privies.For Improving the Ventilation.For Abating Smoke.For Removing Animals Improperly Kept.Sundry other Sanitary Orders.
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    No. X.— Quarterly Account of the Meat Condemned in the City Markets during the Year 1873, and comparison with the Averages of the last Ten Years.
    Quarters Ending.WHERE CONDEMNED, AND WHY CONDEMNED.
    New Meat Market.Aldgate Market.Leadenhall Market.Total.
    Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.
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    No. XI.— Quarterly Account of the Fish Condemned by the Fish-Meters in Billingsgate Market, tfc., during the Year 1872-3.
    Quarter ending Dec. 1872.Quarter ending Mar. 1873.Quarter ending June 1873.Quarter ending Sept. 1873.Total for the Year.
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    No. XII.—Meat Prosecutions during the Year, from 3rd October, 1872, to 26th September, 1873.
    Name.Trade.Address.Sentence or Fine.