Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 20.
London and the Metro- politan Boroughs.
Births, Deaths and Notified Cases of Infectious Diseases.
Boroughs. | Enumerated Population, 1921. (Unrevised.) | Births. | Deaths from | Deaths under 1 year of age. | Notified Cases of Principal Infectious Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping-cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhæa and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever. | Polio-myelitis. | Polio-Encephalitis. | Continued Fever. | Anthrax. | ||||
LONDON | 4,476,586 | 99,839 | 55,258 | 60 | ... | 242 | 290 | 547 | 1,131 | 2,127 | 4,696 | 8,004 | 2 | 32,755 | 16,344 | 331 | 354 | 2,139 | 104 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
West. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Paddington | 144,273 | 2 887 | 1,710 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 80 | 98 | 259 | ... | 833 | 455 | 13 | 16 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Kensington | 175,686 | 3.417 | 2,367 | 3 | ... | I | 8 | 22 | 25 | 101 | 150 | 357 | ... | 918 | 376 | 25 | 8 | 83 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Hammersmith | 130,287 | 2,779 | 1.609 | 3 | ... | 16 | 11 | 22 | 65 | 144 | 247 | ... | 1,350 | 441 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | |
Fulham | 157,944 | 3,528 | 1,838 | 1 | ... | 2 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 71 | 153 | 292 | ... | 961 | 578 | 7 | 27 | 94 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
Chelsea | 63,700 | 1,097 | 850 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 88 | ... | 235 | 114 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
City of Westminster | 138,402 | 1,919 | 1,582 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 115 | 152 | ... | 679 | 265 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | |
North. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Marylebone | 104,222 | 1,760 | 1.320 | 3 | ... | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 99 | l28 | ... | 490 | 236 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
Hampstead | 86,080 | 1,342 | 943 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 16 | 60 | 87 | ... | 384 | 446 | 11 | 3 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ||
St. Paneras | 210,986 | 4,754 | 2 725 | 2 | ... | 2,3 | 7 | 39 | 49 | 83 | 243 | 355 | ... | 1,706 | 723 | 28 | 10 | 88 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
Islington | 330,028 | 7.812 | 4,332 | 1 | ... | 29 | 19 | 43 | 107 | 160 | 341 | 636 | ... | 2,621 | 1,554 | 10 | 34 | 121 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
Stoke Newington | 52,167 | 1,073 | 624 | 2 | ... | 3 | 21 | 13 | 41 | 63 | ... | 455 | 164 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |||
Hackney | 222,159 | 4,978 | 2,561 | 2 | ... | 4 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 101 | 226 | 325 | ... | 1,900 | 952 | 11 | 18 | 87 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Central. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Holborn | 43,144 | 648 | 543 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 1 | 198 | 170 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Finsbury | 76,019 | 1,990 | 1,129 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 38 | 115 | 179 | ... | 611 | 361 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
City of London | 13,706 | 132 | 163 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | ... | 91 | 34 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
East. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoreditch | 104,308 | 3,060 | 1,479 | 9 | ... | 18 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 117 | 148 | 337 | ... | 930 | 588 | 7 | 13 | 72 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bethnal Green | 117,238 | 3 003 | 1,520 | 2 | ... | 21 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 116 | 156 | 297 | ... | 999 | 570 | 4 | 1] | 95 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Stepney | 249,738 | 6.200 | 3,267 | 2 | ... | 44 | 26 | 25 | 86 | 179 | 306 | 656 | ... | 2,044 | 1,080 | 21 | 23 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Poplar | 162,618 | 4,481 | 2,074 | 5 | ... | 43 | 13 | 31 | 60 | 98 | 172 | 371 | ... | 1.432 | 649 | 16 | 16 | 95 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
South. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwark | 184,388 | 5.038 | 2,633 | 1 | ... | 6 | 13 | 28 | 30 | 130 | 262 | 451 | ... | 1,266 | 537 | 7 | 17 | 144 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Bermondsey | 119,455 | 3,328 | 1,641 | 4 | ... | 3 | 18 | 14 | 69 | 71 | 151 | 307 | ... | 1,151 | 736 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Lambeth | 302,960 | 6,737 | 3,665 | ... | ... | 15 | 16 | 35 | 44 | 148 | 293 | 511 | ... | 1,760 | 571 | 8 | 26 | 125 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
Battersea | 167,693 | 3,742 | 2,024 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 30 | 62 | 62 | 172 | 273 | ... | 1,428 | 774 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Wandsworth | 328,656 | 6,201 | 3,482 | 7 | ... | 4 | 20 | 29 | 64 | 89 | 321 | 415 | 1 | 1,979 | 1,023 | 32 | 11 | 121 | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | ... |
Camber well | 267,235 | 6,278 | 3,221 | 5 | ... | 5 | 21 | 36 | 66 | 105 | 284 | 458 | ... | 1,966 | 864 | 18 | 14 | 114 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
Deptford | 112,500 | 2,667 | 1.363 | 2 | ... | 1 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 120 | 233 | ... | 931 | 357 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
Greenwich | 100,493 | 2,329 | 1,217 | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 119 | 173 | ... | 960 | 606 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
Lewisham | 174,194 | 3,462 | 1.810 | 6 | ... | 4 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 53 | 134 | 190 | ... | 1,125 | 534 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
Woolwich | 136,307 | 3,197 | 1,566 | 1 | ... | 4 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 163 | 199 | ... | 1,352 | 586 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |