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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
Hammersmith 1909
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1909
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Death rates per 1,000 persons living and Infantile Mortality (corrected) in the five years, 1904-1908, and in 1909, as issued by Registrar General.
| Boroughs. | All Causes. | SmallPox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis. | Deaths under One Year to 1000 Births. | ||||||||||||
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| 1904-1908. | 1909. | 1904-1908- | 1909. | 1904-1908. | 1909. | 1904-1908 | 1909. | 1904-1908. | 1909. | 1904-1908. | 1909. | 1904- 1908. | 1909. | 1904-1908. | 1909. | 1904-1908. | 1909. | 1904-1908. | 1909. | 1904-1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | |
| County of London | 14·9 | 14·0 | 0·00 | 0·00 | 0·39 | 0·48 | 0·11 | 0·08 | 0·15 | 0·13 | 0·30 | 0·26 | — | — | 0·05 | 0·03 | 0·00 | 0·00 | 0·71 | 0·33 | 1·44 | 1·31 | 127 | 108 |
| Paddington | 13·1 | 12·9 | 0·00 | — | 0·26 | 0·24 | 0·09 | 0·09 | 0·10 | 0·07 | 0·19 | 0·24 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·03 | — | — | 0·58 | 0·24 | 1·08 | 1·08 | 113 | 100 |
| Kensington | 13·7 | 13·3 | 0·00 | — | 0·30 | 0·32 | 0·06 | 0·05 | 0·11 | 0·10 | 0·21 | 0·22 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·04 | 0·00 | — | 0·56 | 0·27 | 1·17 | 0·96 | 132 | 113 |
| Hammersmith | 14·5 | 4·3 | — | — | 0·44 | 0·64 | 0·09 | 0·09 | 0·17 | 0·18 | 0·27 | 0·37 | — | 0·05 | 0·04 | — | — | 0·71 | 0·35 | 1·25 | 1·09 | 130 | 120 | |
| Fulham | 14·0 | 12·0 | — | — | 0·42 | 0·42 | 0·09 | 0·06 | 0·18 | 0·23 | 0·35 | 0·28 | — | — | 0·06 | 0·02 | — | — | 1·08 | 0·56 | 1·22 | 1·17 | 134 | 108 |
| Chelsea | 15·3 | 14·4 | — | — | 0·38 | 0·32 | 0·09 | 0·08 | 0·12 | 0·20 | 0·29 | 0·17 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·03 | — | — | 0·52 | 0·20 | 1·53 | 1·45 | 125 | 107 |
| City of Westminster | 13·1 | 13·1 | — | 0·01 | 0·13 | 0·15 | 0·07 | 0·11 | 0·07 | 0·11 | 0·12 | 0·11 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·04 | 0·00 | — | o·33 | 0·10 | 1·40 | 1·34 | 107 | 95 |
| St. Marylebone | 15·2 | 14·6 | — | — | 0·27 | 0·26 | 0·11 | 0·06 | o·o9 | 0·07 | 0·17 | 0·20 | — | — | 0·03 | 0·01 | 0·00 | — | 0·47 | 0·23 | 1·47 | 1·35 | 116 | 99 |
| Hampstead | 9·3 | 8·9 | — | — | 0·12 | 0·15 | 0·06 | 0·04 | 0·06 | 0·05 | 0·10 | 0·19 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·05 | — | — | 0·17 | 0·04 | 0·76 | 0·61 | 83 | 75 |
| Sr. Pancras | 15·8 | 14·8 | — | — | 0·37 | 0·44 | 0·11 | 0·07 | 0·12 | 0·11 | 0·32 | 0·13 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·03 | 0·00 | 0·51 | 0·19 | 1·68 | 1·61 | 121 | 102 | |
| Islington | 14·5 | 14·0 | 0·00 | — | 0·41 | 0·57 | 0·09 | 0·07 | o·11 | 0·09 | 0·26 | 0·25 | — | — | 0·05 | 0·04 | 0·00 | — | 0·49 | 0·20 | 1·32 | 1·23 | 118 | 01 |
| Stoke Newington | 12·3 | 11·3 | — | — | 0·18 | 0·18 | 0·08 | 0·06 | 0·09 | 0·04 | 0·24 | 0·26 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·02 | — | — | 0·41 | 0·07 | 1·22 | 0·83 | 104 | 80 |
| Hackney | 13·8 | 12·6 | 0·00 | — | 0·31 | 0·24 | 0·12 | 0·04 | 0·17 | 0·08 | 0·23 | 0·22 | — | — | 0·08 | 0·03 | — | — | 0·80 | 0·32 | 1·25 | 1·22 | 125 | 102 |
| Holborn | I7·5 | 15·6 | 0·01 | — | 0·36 | 0·26 | 0·06 | 0·06 | 0·10 | 0·06 | 0·26 | 0·28 | — | — | 0·06 | 0·02 | — | — | 0·49 | 0·17 | 2·55 | 2·05 | 124 | 102 |
| Fins bury | 19·7 | 19·2 | 0·01 | — | 0·65 | 0·89 | 0·17 | 0·12 | 0·17 | 0·15 | 0·39 | 0·54 | — | — | 0·09 | 0·03 | — | — | 0·97 | 0·63 | 2·21 | 2·22 | 144 | 131 |
| City of London | 17·2 | 20·3 | — | — | 0·08 | 0·33 | 0·09 | — | 0·12 | — | 0·20 | 0·22 | — | — | 0·03 | 0·06 | — | — | 0·18 | ·11 | 1·69 | 215 | 106 | 113 |
| Shoreditch | 19·5 | 19·0 | 00·1 | — | 0·67 | 1·14 | 0·20 | 0·08 | 0·14 | 0·19 | 0·58 | 0·63 | — | — | 0·06 | 0·05 | — | — | 1·22 | 0·78 | 2·05 | 1·75 | 161 | 140 |
| Bethnal Green | 18·3 | 16·8 | 0·01 | — | 0·57 | 0·60 | 0·23 | 0·19 | 0·22 | 0·13 | 0·42 | 0·31 | — | — | 0·07 | 0 ·03 | 0·00 | — | 0·92 | 0·73 | 1·99 | 1·54 | 145 | 129 |
| stepney | 17·4 | 15·3 | 0·00 | 0·00 | 0·60 | 0·76 | 0·I7 | 0·08 | 0·25 | 0·16 | 0·39 | 0·22 | — | — | 0·07 | 0·02 | o·oo | — | 1·05 | 0·44 | 1·74 | 1·67 | 136 | 119 |
| Poplar | I7·3 | 1·63 | 0·00 | — | o·53 | 0·91 | O·l7 | 0·13 | 0·28 | 0·12 | 0·43 | 0·49 | — | — | 0·07 | 0·08 | — | — | 1·18 | 0·64 | 1·50 | 1·29 | 140 | 129 |
| Southwark | 18·2 | 16·8 | 0·00 | — | 0·60 | 0·60 | 0·14 | 0·07 | 0·16 | 0·16 | 0·39 | 0· 27 | — | — | 0·06 | 0·03 | o·oo | — | 0·94 | 0·54 | 2·09 | 1·79 | 146 | 119 |
| Bermondsey | 19·1 | 1·88 | — | — | 0·70 | 1·57 | o·19 | 0·12 | 0·17 | 6·07 | 0·36 | 0·43 | — | — | 0·07 | 0·02 | o·oo | — | 1·03 | 0·53 | 1·94 | 1·78 | 147 | 138 |
| Lambeth | 14·7 | 14·1 | — | — | 0·35 | ·32 | o·1o | 0·08 | O·14 | 0·18 | 0·27 | 0·26 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·03 | o·oo | 0·00 | 0·66 | 0·32 | 1·44 | 1·41 | 125 | 109 |
| Battersea | 13·6 | 13·0 | — | — | 0·38 | 0·49 | o·11 | 0·04 | 0·12 | 0·12 | 0·33 | 0·34 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·04 | — | — | 0·69 | 0·26 | 1·30 | 1·22 | 123 | 107 |
| Wandsworth | 12·5 | 11· 9 | — | — | 0·27 | 0·37 | 0·08 | 0·05 | 0·14 | 0·09 | 0·20 | 0·23 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·02 | — | 0·00 | 0·58 | 0·20 | 1·01 | 0· 93 | 1·12 | 86 |
| Camberwell | 14·0 | 13·4 | — | — | 0·35 | 0·37 | 0·09 | 0·06 | 0·12 | 0·15 | 0·30 | 0·18 | — | — | 0·04 | 0·02 | — | — | 0·61 | 0·30 | 1·25 | 1·19 | 123 | 100 |
| Deptford | 14·9 | 13 ·6 | — | — | 0·43 | 0·57 | o·1o | 0·10 | 0·14 | 0·13 | 0·33 | 0·40 | — | — | 0·05 | 0·05 | o·oo | _ | 0·78 | 0·26 | 1·28 | 1·25 | 126 | 102 |
| Greenwich | I3·3 | 12·2 | — | — | 0·31 | 0·34 | 0·08 | 0·08 | 0·18 | 006 | 0·32 | 0·18 | — | — | 0·06 | 0·04 | — | — | 0·68 | 0·33 | 1·19 | 0·99 | 121 | 100 |
| Lewisham | 11·6 | 10 ·3 | 0·01 | — | 0·20 | 0·04 | 0·06 | 0·09 | 0·14 | 0·13 | 0·23 | 0·12 | — | — | 0·02 | 0·01 | o·oo | — | 0·52 | 0·18 | 0·87 | 0·80 | 101 | 74 |
| Woolwich | 12·8 | 11·9 | — | — | 0·24 | 0·41 | 0·09 | 0·14 | 0·17 | 0·20 | 0·26 | 0·11 | — | — | 0·05 | 0·02 | o·oo | — | 0·65 | 0·14 | 1·39 | 1·20 | 110 | 82 |