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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

Hampstead 1915

Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: Table showing the Death-rates from All Causes in the County of London, the City of London, and the Metropolitan Boroughs during 1915, as calculated by the Registrar-General.

Table showing the Death-rates from All Causes in the County of London, the City of London, and the Metropolitan Boroughs during 1915, as calculated by the Registrar-General.

District.Death-rate from all causes.
Hampstead12.4
Lewisham12.4
Wandsworth12.5
Hackney14.7
Stoke Newington14.7
Camberwell14.8
Kensington15.2
Woolwich15.3
Hammersmith15.3
Fulham15.3
St. Marylebone15.4
City of Westminster15.5
Paddington15.9
Lambeth16.4
St. Pancras16.6
Chelsea16.6
Holborn16.7
Islington16.8
Bethnal green17.3
Stepney17.6
Greenwich17.6
Deptford17.7
City of London18.8
Poplar18.9
Shoreditch19.5
Finsbury19.6
Southwark20.1
Bermondsey20.2
County of London16.1

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NOTE :—The rate stated by the Registrar-General differs from that as calculated by me.
This is accounted for by the fact that the Registi ar-General's figures have not
yet been completely corrected for transferable deaths and it is also based on
1914 population.

Table: Deaths at Various Ages. The following table shows the number of deaths at the various age periods, the causes of such deaths being shown in Tables III. & IV.

Deaths at Various Ages. The following table shows the number of deaths at the various age periods, the causes of such deaths being shown in Tables III. & IV.

Age Periods.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 1 5 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.4 5 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.All Ages.
Deaths10122212934115260412994

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It is interesting to note the increasing age of the population.
The proportion of deaths at ages of 25 and upwards have also increased
in recent years.