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Report on the cholera epidemic of 1866 in England: supplement to the twenty-ninth annual report of the registrar-general

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(Pages i-v) Title page & contents
(Page vii) Letter to the registrar-general by William Farr, M. D., F. R. S
(87 pages)Contract subtree Report on the cholera epidemic in England
(Pages ix-xii) Introduction
(Pages xii-xlvi)Contract subtree I. Cholera in London
(Pages xii-xv) 1. Origin and causes of the disease
(Pages xv-xx) 2. Localization of cholera in East London
(Pages xx-xxiv) 3. Cholera in the several water-fields
(Pages xxiv-xxv) 4. Inequalities of the cholera mortality within the several parts of the water-fields
(Pages xxv-xxix) 5. Some statistical fallacies
(Pages xxix-xxx) 6. The hospitals
(Pages xxx-xxxiii) 7. Rise and decline of cholera
(Pages xxxiii-xxxix) 8. The parallel case of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
(Pages xxxix-xl) 9. Indirect diffusion of cholera by water
(Pages xl-xlvi) 10. Water supply of London
(Pages xlvii-lii)Contract subtree II. Cholera fields
(Page xlvii) 1. London cholera field
(Page xlvii) 2. Portsmouth cholera field
(Pages xlvii-xlviii) 3. Exeter cholera field
(Page xlviii) 4. Bristol cholera field
(Page xlviii) 5. Wolverhampton cholera field
(Pages xlviii-xlix) 6. Liverpool cholera field
(Page xlix) 7. Hull cholera field
(Page xlix) 8. Tynemouth cholera field
(Pages xlix-li) 9. South Wales cholera field
(Page li) 10. Cholera in the ten great cities
(Page lii) 11. Cholera in the eleven divisions of England
(Page lii) 12. Mortality from cholera in the United Kingdom
(Pages lii-lxv)Contract subtree III. Scientific elements of cholera
(Pages lii-lv) 1. Elevation
(Page lv) 2. Distance
(Pages lv-lvi) 3. Density
(Pages lvi-lvii) 4. Sewerage
(Pages lvii-lviii) 5. Wealth and poverty
(Pages lviii-lix) 6. Occupations
(Pages lix-lxi) 7. Sex and age
(Pages lxi-lxii) 8. Attacks of cholera
(Pages lxii-lxiii) 9. Duration of fatal cases
(Pages lxiii-lxiv) 10. Cholera flux its dispersion over large areas of water
(Page lxiv) 11. Days of the week
(Pages lxiv-lxv) 12. Meteorology
(Pages lxv-lxxxi)Contract subtree IV. Theories of cholera
(Pages lxv-lxx) 1. Zymotic theory
(Pages lxx-lxxix) 2. Mathematical theory
(Pages lxxix-lxxxi) 3. Air, water, contact theories
(Page lxxxi) 4. Theory of spontaneous generation
(Pages lxxxii-xc)Contract subtree V. Prevention of cholera
(Pages lxxxii-lxxxiv) 1. Efficacy of preventive personal measures; post office, customs, array, navy, police
(Pages lxxxiv-lxxxviii) 2. Quarantine
(Pages lxxxviii-xc) 3. International cholera conference at Constantinople
(Pages 1-5)Contract subtree VI. Maps and diagrams
(Page 1) 1. Map showing the mortality from cholera in London districts in 1849
(Page 2) 2. Map showing the mortality from cholera in London districts in 1866
(Page 3) 3. Map showing the position of the reservoirs of the East London water company
(Page 4) 4. Diagrams exhibiting the deaths by cholera and diarrhoea, and the temperature and rainfall in London on each day of the five months June to October 1866
(Page 5) 5. Diagrams exhibiting the deaths by cholera and diarrhoea in London on each day of the five months June to October in the years 1849, 1854, and 1866
(303 pages)Contract subtree Appendix
(Pages 1-86)Contract subtree I. Tables
(Page 1) 1. Mortality by cholera and diarrhoea in England and in London in each of the years 1838-66
(Page 2) 2. Deaths registered from cholera and diarrhoea in London and in nine large town districts of England in each of the years 1838-66
(Pages 3-16) 3. Deaths registered from cholera and diarrhoea in each division, county, and district of England during the years 1849, 1854, and 1866
(Page 16) 4. Mortality from cholera and diarrhoea during the years 1849, 1854, and 1866 in the several divisions of England
(Page 17) 5. Number of districts in which no deaths from cholera were recorded in 1849, 1854, and 1866
(Page 17) 6. Mortality from cholera in 1849, 1854, and 1866 in London and in certain districts of England in which the epidemic of 1866 was most fatal in proportion to the population
(Page 18) 7. Mortality from cholera in London and in the districts of England which were chiefly attacked in 1849, 1854, and 1866, arranged in the order of mortality
(Page 19) 8. Deaths and rate of mortality from cholera and diarrhoea in 1849, 1854, and 1866 in England of males and females of different ages
(Page 20) 9. Aggregate deaths from cholera and diarrhoea of males and females of different ages during the three epidemics of 1849, 1854, and 1866 in England
(Page 20) 10. Aggregate annual mortality from cholera and choleraic diarrhoea of males and females of different ages in the three epidemics of 1849, 1854, and 1866 in England
(Pages 21-22) 11. Deaths registered from cholera and diarrhoea in the year 1866 of males and females of different ages in each of the registration divisions of England
(Page 23) 12. Deaths registered from cholera in England in the year 1866 of males and females at different ages, with the period of duration of attack
(Page 24) 13. Deaths registered from diarrhoea in England in the year 1866 of males and females at different ages, with the period of duration of attack
(Page 25) 14. Deaths registered from cholera in London in the year 1866 of males and females at different ages, with the period of duration of attack
(Page 26) 15. Deaths registered from diarrhoea in London in the year 1866 of males and females at different ages, with the period of duration of attack
(Pages 27-33) 16. Occupations of males dying at different ages of cholera in England in the year 1866
(Pages 34-36) 17. Occupations of females dying at different ages of cholera in England in the year 1866
(Page 37) 18. Proportion of deaths by cholera in 1866 to 10, 000 males and females living in England in 1861, of different occupations
(Page 38) 19. Deaths from cholera and diarrhoea occurring in England on each day of each of the twelve months of 1866
(Page 39) 20. Deaths from cholera and diarrhoea occurring in London on each day of each of the twelve months of 1866
(Page 40) 21. Deaths from cholera and diarrhoea occurring in the East districts of London and in the district of West Ham on each day of each of the twelve months of 1866
(Page 41) 22. Deaths from cholera and diarrhoea occurring in London, exclusive of the East districts, on each day of each of the twelve months of 1866
(Pages 42-43) 23. Deaths from cholera occurring on each day during thirteen weeks ending 29th September 1866 in the water-fields of the several London water companies
(Pages 44-59) 24. Deaths from cholera occurring on each day during thirteen weeks ending 29th September 1866 in the several sub-districts of London, grouped according to their water supply
(Page 60) 25. Water companies; area in acres; number of inhabited houses in 1861; annual value of property assessed in 1866; estimated population, 1866; and deaths registered from cholera and diarrhoea in 1849, in 1853-54, and in 1866 in each of the London districts
(Page 61) 26. Water companies; elevation; persons to an acre; persons to a house; annual value of property per head of population; average annual value of houses; poor relief; and number of deaths to 10, 000 persons living from cholera and diarrhoea in 1849, in 1853-54, and in 1866 in each of the London districts
(Pages 62-75) 27. Water supply; elevation; area; enumerated population; deaths; and annual rate of mortality from cholera in 1849, 1854, and 1866 in each of the London sub-districts
(Pages 76-77) 28. Mortality from cholera in 1849, 1854, and 1866, in each of the London sub-districts, arranged in the order of elevation
(Page 78) 29. Mortality from cholera in eleven groups of London sub-districts at different elevations during three epidemics
(Page 78) 30. Deaths from Asiatic cholera in several stages of the disease
(Pages 79-82) 31. Population, deaths, and mortality from cholera in 1866, in the London sub-districts, grouped according to elevation in the several water-fields
(Page 82) 32. Mortality from cholera in the London sub-districts in 1849 and 1853-54, grouped according to their elevation and water supply
(Page 83) 33. Area; enumerated population 1851 and 1861; number of deaths registered from cholera and diarrhoea in 1849, 1854, and 1866; annual mortality from cholera and diarrhoea per 10, 000 of population in 1849, 1854, and 1866; annual rate of increase per cent. of population 1851-61; density of population in 1866; and elevation in feet above trinity high-water mark of the fields of the different London water companies
(Page 84) 34. Area; enumerated population 1851 and 1861; number of deaths registered from cholera and diarrhoea in 1849, 1854, and 1866; annual mortality from cholera and diarrhoea per 10, 000 of population in 1849, 1854, and 1866; annual rate of increase per cent. of population 1851-61; density of population in 1866; and elevation in feet above trinity high-water mark of the fields of the different London water companies. (Derived from table 33., except that the sub-districts of West Ham and Stratford have been added to the London sub-districts supplied by the East London Company)
(Pages 85-86) 35. Deaths registered from cholera and diarrhoea in streets, &c. of Poplar
(Pages 87-100) II. Narrative or proceedings at general register office during the cholera epidemic of 1866
(Pages 100-101) III. Mr. Greaves's evidence before the pollution of rivers' commission in reference to the' distribution of impure water in East London
(Pages 102-108) IV. The Board of Trade and the water supply of East London
(Pages 109-205)Contract subtree V. Cholera in London, 1866
(Pages 109-159) 1. Extracts from the registrar general's weekly returns during the course of the epidemic
(Pages 160-177) 2. The medical officers of health on the water supply and causes of cholera in their districts
(Pages 178-198) 3. The medical officers of health on the preventive and other measures adopted in their districts
(Pages 199-200) 4. Dr. Letheby on disinfectants
(Pages 201-205) 5. Cholera at Charlton (Woolwich)
(Pages 206-251)Contract subtree VI. Notes on cholera, in 1866, in the several districts of England
(Pages 206-215) II. South Eastern counties
(Pages 215-217) III. South Midland counties
(Pages 217-218) IV. Eastern counties
(Pages 218-224) V. South Western counties
(Pages 224-226) VI. West Midland counties
(Page 226) VII. North Midland counties
(Pages 226-236) VIII. North Western counties
(Pages 236-238) IX. Yorkshire
(Pages 238-241) X. Northern counties
(Pages 241-251) XI. Welsh division
(Pages 252-256) VII. Meteorological elements of the period of cholera epidemic in London, 1866
(Pages 257-259) VIII. Professor Frankland's report on the quality of the London water supply in 1866
(Pages 260-274)Contract subtree IX. Water supply of London
(Pages 260-271) 1. The water companies of London; their sources of supply, and the particulars of their works for storage and filtration in 1850, 1856, and 1866
(Page 272) 2. Average daily quantity of water supplied by each company in 1849, 1856, and 1866
(Page 272) 3. Amount of capital and rate of dividend paid by each company in 1850 and 1866
(Page 273) 4. Capital, receipts, and houses supplied by each company in 1866
(Page 274) 5. Distribution of supply of each company in 1866
(Pages 275-279) X. Water supply of Paris
(Pages 280-281) XI. Letter from Dr. Pettenkofer on cholera in Bavaria
(Pages 281-287) XII. Cholera in Albano
(Page 287) XIII. Cholera in Rome
(Pages 288-294)Contract subtree XIV. Cholera in London, 1848-49
(Pages 288-291) 1. The Thames and the water supply of London
(Pages 291-293) 2. Theory of the propagation of cholera
(Page 294) 3. The zymotic principle of cholera
(Page 294) 4. Precautions against cholera in regard to water
(Pages 295-302)Contract subtree XV. Cholera in London, 1853-54
(Pages 295-302) 1. Impure water
(Pages 303-304) List of some of the principal English official and other publications relating to cholera
(Pages 305-322) Alphabetical index to report and appendix