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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
Deptford 1908
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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Table ANALIYS OF THE VITAL STATISTICS OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS OCCURRING
| Boroughs. | Estimated Popula-tion middle of 1908. | Births. | Deaths. | Annual Kate per 1000 Living. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Principal Infectious Diseases. | |||||
| County of London | 4.795.757 | 123,844 | 67.353 | 25.4 | 13.8 | 1.35 | |
| Paddington | 150,923 | 3,148 | 1,897 | 20,5 | 12,4 | 0,87 | |
| Kensington | 182,752 | 3.36o | 2,390 | 18.1 | 12.9 | 0.92 | |
| Hammersmith | 124,012 | 3.098 | 1.759 | 24.6 | 14. 0 | 1. 09 | |
| Fulham | 171,562 | 4,607 | 2,155 | 26.4 | 12.4 | 1.59 | |
| Chelsea | 75,049 | 1,469 | 1,106 | 19.3 | 14.5 | 1.18 | |
| City of Westminster | I70.545 | 2,674 | 2,191 | 15'4 | 12.6 | 0.58 | |
| St. Marylebone | 126,867 | 4,162 | 1,831 | 32.3 | 14 .2 | 0 .85 | |
| Hampstead | 92.654 | 1.356 | 799 | 14.4 | 8.5 | 0.40 | |
| St. Pancras | 237.075 | 5.536 | 3.547 | 23.0 | 14.7 | 1. 06 | |
| Islington | 349,091 | 8,445 | 4,682 | 23.8 | 13. 2 | 1. 01 | |
| Stoke Newington | 54.015 | 1,044 | 677 | 19. 0 | 12. 3 | 0.82 | |
| Hackney | 235.253 | 5.777 | 3.145 | 24.2 | 13.2 | 1. 52 | |
| Holborn | 54,466 | 1.542 | 906 | 27.9 | 16.4 | 1. 07 | |
| Finsbury | 96,007 | 3.569 | 1,816 | 36. 6 | 18. 6 | ||
| City of London | 19.252 | 285 | 346 | 14.6 | 17.7 | 0.40 | |
| Shoreditch | 115,227 | 3.620 | 2,042 | 30 .9 | 17.4 | 2 .09 | |
| Bethnal Green | 131.066 | 4,220 | 2.275 | 17.1 | 2.48 | ||
| Stepney | 310,706 | 10.394 | 3 2.9 | l6.4 | 2.53 | ||
| Poplar | 171,516 | 5.344 | 2.764 | 30. 7 | 15.9 | 2. 26 | |
| Southwark | 210,442 | 6,027 | 3.488 | 28.2 | 16. 3 | 1.76 | |
| Bermondsey | 127,910 | 4,174 | 2,438 | 32. 1 | 18.8 | 2. 30 | |
| Lambeth | 321,344 | 8.908 | 4,336 | 27. 3 | 13.3 | 1.18 | |
| Battersea | 183,873 | 4,500 | 2,278 | 24 .1 | 12.2 | 1.19 | |
| Wandsworth | 289,506 | 7,323 | 3,403 | 24.9 | 11.6 | 0.93 | |
| Camberwell | 280,022 | 6,747 | 3,603 | 23 7 | 12.7 | 1. 06 | |
| Deptford | 117,539 | 3.084 | 1,643 | 26.2 | 13.9 | 1.37 | |
| Greenwich | 109,110 | 2,622 | 1.396 | 23.6 | 12.6 | 1. 25 | |
| Lewisham | 156,627 | 3,632 | 1,748 | 22.8 | 11.0 | 1. 25 | |
| Woolwich | 131.346 | 3,190 | 1,516 | 23. 9 | 11.4 | 0. 92 | |