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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
Finsbury 1913
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1913
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The following table compares Finsbury with London and England and Wales generally:—
| Infant Mortality for 1913. | |
|---|---|
| England and Wales | 109 |
| Whole of London | 105 |
| 96 Great Towns | 117 |
| 145 Smaller Towns | 112 |
| Essentially Rural Districts | 96 |
The infant mortality of Finsbury is 31 per cent. greater than
the figure for the whole of London, and 19 per cent. more than
the mortality prevailing in the 96 great towns
The rates for the Metropolitan Boroughs are appended below:—
| Infant Mortality, 1913. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 110 | Lambeth | 102 |
| Bermondsey | 132 | Lewisham | 75 |
| Bethnal Green | 117 | City of London | 96 |
| Camberwell | 106 | Paddington | 107 |
| Chelsea | 92 | Poplar | 113 |
| Deptford | 113 | St. Marylebone | 90 |
| Finsbury | 139 | St. Pancras | 93 |
| Fulham | 96 | Shoreditch | 155 |
| Greenwich | 103 | Southwark | 114 |
| Hackney | 99 | Stepney | 112 |
| Hammersmith | 103 | Stoke Newington | 82 |
| Holborn | 100 | Wandsworth | 88 |
| Hampstead | 68 | Westminster | 95 |
| Islington | 107 | Woolwich | 80 |
| Kensington | 112 | ||