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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1902
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1902
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Showing death rates of London and Metropolitan Boroughs during the year 1902, after distribution of deaths in Public Institutions.
| Boroughs | Per 1000 Persons Living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births registered | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from | ||||||||||||
| All Causes | Principal Epidemic Diseases | Small-pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping.cough | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia* (Origin uncertain) | Diarrhœa | Phthisis | ||
| County of London | 17.2 | 2.21 | 0.28 | 0.51 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 012 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 1.60 | 139 |
| Paddington | 14.6 | 1.74 | 0.14 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.09 | — | 0.51 | 1.05 | 133 |
| Kensington | 15.3 | 1.49 | 0.06 | 0.52 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | — | 0.45 | 1.29 | 149 |
| Hammersmith | 16.3 | 1.90 | 0.11 | 0.66 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.09 | — | 0.55 | 1.43 | 143 |
| Fulham | 17.1 | 3.13 | 0.09 | 1.16 | 0.13 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.06 | — | 0.89 | 1.38 | 148 |
| Chelsea | 18.0 | 2.06 | 0.09 | 0.89 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.08 | — | 0.53 | 1 45 | 145 |
| City of Westminster | 16.1 | 1.28 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.29 | 1.78 | 136 |
| St. Marylebone | 18.3 | 1.98 | 0.18 | 0.72 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.11 | — | 0.50 | 1.92 | 107 |
| Hampstead | 10.8 | 0.81 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | — | 0.14 | 0.85 | 87 |
| St. Pancras | 18.6 | 2.46 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.20 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.18 | — | 0.35 | 1.88 | 147 |
| Islington | 16.4 | 1.80 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.12 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.13 | — | 0.29 | 1.50 | 133 |
| Stoke Newington | 13.4 | 1.17 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.34 | 1.26 | 115 |
| Hackney | 15.0 | 1.98 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.41 | 0.14 | — | 0.43 | 1.43 | 119 |
| Holborn | 21.3 | 2.44 | 0.77 | 0.50 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.45 | 0.10 | — | 0.32 | 3.01 | 129 |
| Finsbury | 22.9 | 3.18 | 0.35 | 0.81 | 0.15 | 0.37 | 0.73 | 0.09 | — | 0.68 | 2.28 | 154 |
| City of London | 20.4 | 1.38 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 0.04 | 0.38 | 0.15 | 0.08 | — | 0.08 | 1.69 | 126 |
| Shoreditch | 20.7 | 3.53 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.63 | 0.18 | — | 1.08 | 1.81 | 174 |
| Bethnal Green | 20.8 | 2.56 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.67 | 0.11 | — | 0.46 | 1.97 | 155 |
| Stepney | 20.6 | 3.31 | 0.85 | 0.54 | 0.10 | 0.28 | 0.65 | 0.11 | — | 0.78 | 1.90 | 147 |
| Poplar | 19.3 | 2.77 | 0.54 | 0.40 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.58 | 0.16 | — | 0.64 | 1.70 | 154 |
| Southwark | 21.4 | 3.10 | 0.37 | 0.78 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.54 | 0.11 | — | 0.80 | 2.62 | 166 |
| Bermondsey | 20.8 | 3.06 | 0.23 | 1.17 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.52 | 0.10 | — | 0.67 | 1.88 | 155 |
| Lambeth | 17.4 | 1.86 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.58 | 1.70 | 127 |
| Battersea | 15.0 | 1.98 | 0.15 | 0.58 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.36 | 0.09 | — | 0.56 | 1.31 | 127 |
| Wandsworth | 13.5 | 1.62 | 0.10 | 0.39 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.12 | — | 0.39 | 0.90 | 127 |
| Camberwell | 16.3 | 2.23 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.12 | — | 0.55 | 1.51 | 138 |
| Deptford | 16.5 | 2.44 | 0.29 | 0.65 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.67 | 1.12 | 138 |
| Greenwich | 15.4 | 1.59 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.09 | — | 0.46 | 1.19 | 138 |
| Woolwich | 15.1 | 1.93 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 3.19 | 0.42 | 0.11 | — | 0.50 | 1.49 | 125 |
In this Table 0 00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 0.005; where no
death occurred, — is inserted. *Originally termed Simple Continued Fever.