Reports Relating to the Sanitary Condition of the City of London - John Simon

No. I. Area and Population of the several Districts and Sub-districts of the City of London.

Sub-district.			Census of 1841.	Census of 1851.	Decennial increase (+) or decrease. (-)		Area of Land in Acres.

East London.	-	St. Botolph	20,197	23,435	+	3238	85
		Cripplegate	19,161	20,582	+	1421	68
		Workhouses [88]	454	576	+	122
		Total	39,812	44,593	+	4781	153


West London.	-	North	12,138	12,350	+	212	47
		South	16,460	15,844	-	616	77
		Workhouse [89]	387	409	+	22
		Total	28,985	28,603	-	382	124


City of London.	-	South-West	8839	9204	+	365	49
		North-West	12,427	11,847	-	580	72
		South	11,954	11,461	-	493	82
		South-East	10,597	10,594	-	3	84
		North-East	12,103	12,826	+	723	92
		Workhouse [90]	920	794	-	126
		Total	56,840	56,726	-	114	379


Entire Population of the City of London			125,637	129,922	+	4285	656

[88] One of these workhouses is situated in the North sub-district of the West London Union. In 1841 it contained 157 inmates; in 1851, 187 inmates. The other workhouse is situated in the St. Botolph sub-district: in 1841 it contained 297, in 1851, 389 persons.

[89] This workhouse is situated in the North sub-district of the Union.

[90] In 1841, the 920 paupers of this Union were received, partly at Marlborough House, Peckham; partly in Deacon’s Farm-house, Stepney Green. The present workhouse, erected since 1841, is at Bow.

No. II.—Quinquennial Synopsis of City Mortality, with Death-rates calculated per Thousand on the Population of 1851.

Population, according to the Census of 1851.					East London Union, 44,593.			West London Union, 28,603.			City of London Union, 56,726.
Entire City of London,					Saint Botolph,	Cripple- gate,	Work- houses,	North,	South,	Work- house,	S. W.	N. W.	South,	S. E.	N. E.	Work- house,
129,922.					23,435.	20,582.	576.	12,350.	15,844.	409.	9,204.	11,847.	11,461.	10,594.	12,826.	794.

Mortality of five years from Michael- mas 1848 to Michael- mas1853.	-	1848-9		3763	519	574	179	372	598	126	293	245	263	214	262	103
		1849-50		2752	296	444	125	324	290	108	176	168	218	183	219	101
		1850-1		2978	493	471	167	317	313	68	191	169	258	217	213	101
		1851-2		3064	534	460	176	266	379	129	196	198	203	171	235	117
		1852-3		3040	516	534	155	289	309	164	170	188	223	164	224	104
		——		^_^*	2458	2483	802	1568	1889	595	1026	968	1165	949	1153	526
		Total		15,597	5743			4052			5787


Yearly Death-rate per thousand of the living Population.			-	24.00	25.75			28.33			20.40
Yearly Death-rate per thousand of the living Population.			-	24.00	24.30	27.41	*	29.19	27.66	*	23.83	17.96	21.90	19.52	19.58	*

N.B. The first year’s total (3763) includes 15 deaths, which, by reason oftheir imperfect registration, it has been impossible to refer correctly to the Unions where they occurred.