First report. : Minutes of evidence taken before the Commissioners appointed to inquire whether any and what special means may be requisite for the improvement of the health of the metropolis.

Great Britain. Metropolitan Sanitary Commission

Date:: 1847

Credit: First report. : Minutes of evidence taken before the Commissioners appointed to inquire whether any and what special means may be requisite for the improvement of the health of the metropolis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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$Table II. Deaths from Typhus in London in each Week, and the Averages for each Quarter of the Years 1845, 1846, and part of 1847. Weeks Deaths fro m Typhus. Weeks ending Deaths from Tj phus. ending Saturda)'. 1845 1846 181T* Saturday. 1846 184T* 1st week 39 ■ 41 ' 49^ 28th week 18 ~1 - 281 52 1 2nd ,, 27 37 39 29th ,, 18 29 64 ' 3rd ,, 33 34 40 30th ,, 29 36 57 4th ,, 23 35 28 31st ,, 17 25 54 5th 32 28 32 32nd 18 23 55 6th ,, 24 37 28 33rd ,, 19 >21 37 >31 70 ► 66 7th ,, 25 ►28 24 ► 32 26 >34 34th ,, 22 26 62 i 8th ,, 'dO 22 32 35th ,, 22 37 74 9th ,, 18 27 41 36th ,, 17 26 77 10th ,, 35 34 28 37th ,, 23 40 81 11th 21 29 32 38th , , 29 34 111 12th ,, 24 26 33 39th ,, 27 J 34 77 79^ 13th ,, 31. 36 34 40th ,, 23 38 ^ 14th ,, 19 28 1 18' 41st ,, 19 41 79 15th ,, 26 33 43 42nd ,, 22 45 93 ► 80 16th ,, 23 36 29 4,ira ,, 33 61 78 17th 23 23 41 44th ,, 28 55 73 26 23 40 45th 31 47 80 ^ 19th 22 15 34 46th ', [ 31 >27 48 ► 48 20th ,, 20 >24 25 ^28 52 .44 47th ,, 29 58 21st ,, 27 20 54 48th ,, 32 42 22nd ,, 17 28 52 49th 20 48 23rd ,, 28 32 51 50th ,, 28 59 24th ,, 29 38 44 51st 34 34 25th ,, 19 33 52 52nd 28 ^ 43 J 26th ,, 29 30 58 , 27th ,, 14 28 61 Total . 1301 1796 Weekly average derived from Deaths of 1842-3-4-5 and 6, and corrected for increase of Population to middle of 1846 * The deaths in the district of Lewisham and sub-district of Ilaiiipstead added to metropolis forfhe first time in 1847. Table III.—Cholkra. 15 Districts in which Deaths from Fever in 1838 were Lowest. Highest. , . .A, , . , , , Districts. *Deaths from Fever in 1838 to Popu- lation. fCases of Attack of Cholera in 1832, to Popu- lation. tDeaths from Cholera in 1832, to Popu- lation. Propor- tion of Deaths to Cases of Attack of Cholera. Average of each Group. Deaths from Fever in 1838. Attacks of Cholera in 1832. Deaths from Cholera in 1832. Deaths to Attacks of Cholera, St. Saviour and St. Olave . East and West London . St. George-in-the-East . St. George Southwark . . . St. George Hanover Square . St. James Westminster . . . Average of Totals . . . 1 in 160 165 206 206 208 227 239 256 260 261 288 302 304 321 352 396 412 424 458 463 478 479 507 518 522 638 688 781 999 ] in 45 57 *58 172 166 204 641 229 84 557 162 613 255 36 228 155 120 466 18) 118 333 237 91 622 240 130 94 229 733 1 in 114 113 142 313 594 365 1203 384 189 933 171 678 417 91 385 261 234 786 395 270 733 .546 155 957 561 264 223 385 916 1 in 2-5 1- 9 2- 5 1-8 3- 6 1-8 1-9 1- 7 2- 2 1- 7 2- 2 M 1- 6 2- 5 1-7 1- 7 2- 0 1- 7 2- 2 2-3 2-2 2-3 1-7 1- 5 2- 3 2-0 2-4 1-7 1-3 J 237 494 1 in 116 1 in 183 1 in 253 1 in 358 1 in 2-1 1 in 1-9 319 142 2% 2-0 * Taken from the Second Annual Report of the Registrar-General, p. 201. ■f- From Returns of Chulera Cases made to the Piiv\ Council Office. No Returns of Cholera Cases appear to have been made to the Council Office from the East and West London Districts, and portions of other districts, comprising altogether a population of about 160,000. F$