[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich District].

  • Greenwich (London, England). Board of Works.
Date:
1857
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    4 was in consequence of the premature destruction of infirm persons by the Cholera of the previous year. In 1851, 1852, and 1853 the mortality was gradually on the increase ; and in the year 1854, the Cholera having again made its appearance, the deaths amounted to 2,526. In 1855 the number was again considerably reduced, no doubt from the same cause as before stated for the year 1850; but for the year 1856 the mortality has been again reduced, amounting to only 1897, being a saving of 155 lives upon the preceding year. This is a fact of considerable importance to be borne in mind at the present time, inasmuch as from the year 1842 to the year 1854 the mortality was gradually on the increase; but since the year 1854 up to the present period the mortality has been on the decrease; thus showing an improving state of health in the District, and more particularly so if you take into consideration the increase of population since the year 1851. I am not sufficiently sanguine to attribute the whole of this improvement to health during the year 1856 to Sanitary measures; nor do I think we can expect for the future so great an immunity from epidemics; but at the same time there can be no doubt that much sickness has been prevented by the improvements which have been already effected. I now propose, with the assistance of a few tabular forms, to lay before you a more detailed statement of the Sanitary condition of your District during the past year. Districts. Population, Census 1851. Deaths. Deaths per 1000 including Hospitals and Union House. Deaths per 1000 excluding Hospitals and Union House. Greenwich East. Greenwich East 12628 240 Greenwich Hospital 2600 16228 239 666 41 19 Union House 1000 187 Greenwich West. Greenwich West 18607 } 18800 380 480 25 21 Dreadnought Hospital 193} 100 St. Paul, Deptford 24899 608 24 24 St. Nicholas, Deptford 7071 143 22 22 Total 66998 1897 28 21