Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1848-9
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The following are the Tables referred to in the
preceding Report, pp. 8 & 9:—
Table I.
Population, Number of Deaths, and Rate of Mortality, in the City of London, for the Year 1848-9. A. Population, including that of Workhouses, estimated (in Unions and Sub-Districts) as follows,—viz..
| East London Union, 39,741. | West London Union, 28,939. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Botolph. | Cripplegate. | Workhouse. | South. | North. | Workhouse. | ||||
| 20,395 | 19,346 | * | 16,696 | 12,243 | * | ||||
| City of London Union, 56,745. | |||||||||
| N.E. | N.W. | S. W. | South. | S. E. | Workhouse. | ||||
| 12,282 | 12,610 | 8,969 | 12,131 | 10,753 | * | ||||
| Total 125,425. | |||||||||
B. SUMMARY OF DEATHS.
| Cases with uncertain address | 14 |
| East London Union | 1,263 |
| West London Union | 1,133 |
| City of London Union | 1,389 |
| Total | 3,799 |