London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of]
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Number of births, deaths, and marriages in the City of London
in 1872-3 7
Annual proportion of births, deaths, and marriages in the
City since 1844 8
Marriage-rate in the City, in London, in England, and on the
Continent 9
Birth-rate in each of the City districts, and in London, England,
and on the Continent 9
Death-rate in each of the City districts, as compared with
London, England, and the Continent 10
Death-rate in the City in each quinquennial period of the last
thirty years 11
Mortality of males and females in the City 12
Mortality at different ages 13
Death-rate of infants under one year 14
Influences affecting infant mortality 15
Effect of seasons on the death-rate 17
Causes of death 19
Epidemic years 21
Average annual mortality from zymotic diseases 25
Sickness among the poor of the City 26
Meteorology 27
Water supply to the City and to London 28
Quantity supplied daily 31
Provisions for constant supply 32