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 London County Council]
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The following table shows the number of deaths1 occurring at several ages in each of the sanitary districts of the administrative county during the year 1899 (365 days)—
Age-period. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 3- | A | Under 5. | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | All ages. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paddington | 444 | 99 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 610 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 98 | 185 | 200 | 242 | 297 | 249 | 58 | 2,065 |
Kensington | 645 | 159 | 58 | 44 | 29 | 935 | 55 | 32 | 35 | 49 | 183 | 247 | 360 | 374 | 357 | 319 | 103 | 3,049 |
Hammersmith | 559 | 136 | 49 | 28 | 26 | 798 | 44 | 26 | 38 | 43 | 126 | 162 | 191 | 184 | 201 | 196 | 52 | 2,061 |
Fulham | 866 | 177 | 70 | 54 | 39 | 1,206 | 71 | 35 | 39 | 49 | 138 | 205 | 207 | 198 | 199 | 128 | 38 | 2,513 |
Chelsea. | 394 | 115 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 581 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 38 | 93 | 176 | 212 | 221 | 244 | 194 | 50 | 1,893 |
St. George, Hanover-sq. | 175 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 260 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 75 | 98 | 141 | 169 | 167 | 128 | 42 | 1,140 |
Westminster | 230 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 315 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 82 | 127 | 153 | 132 | 119 | 118 | 26 | 1,153 |
St. James | 62 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 49 | 43 | 12 | 388 |
Marylebone | 493 | 116 | 50 | 28 | 17 | 704 | 46 | 25 | 22 | 48 | 149 | 246 | 335 | 346 | 366 | 243 | 75 | 2,605 |
Hampstead | 203 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 267 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 66 | 97 | 108 | 129 | 108 | 30 | 925 |
Panceras | 1,181 | 351 | 122 | 77 | 51 | 1,782 | 119 | 44 | 80 | 112 | 312 | 422 | 491 | 564 | 536 | 391 | 99 | 4,952 |
Islington | 1,542 | 365 | 178 | 131 | 87 | 2,303 | 136 | 75 | 106 | 147 | 360 | 490 | 612 | 699 | 714 | 536 | 121 | 6,299 |
Stoke Newington | 82 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 121 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 36 | 55 | 68 | 68 | 11 | 447 |
Hackney | 983 | 235 | 94 | 52 | 40 | 1,404 | 76 | 57 | 76 | 87 | 222 | 309 | 327 | 379 | 413 | 318 | 79 | 3,747 |
St. Giles | 127 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 191 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 72 | 81 | 117 | 106 | 82 | 49 | 11 | 737 |
St,. Martin-in-the-F'lds | 30 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 193 |
Strand | 90 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 130 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 59 | 69 | 80 | 50 | 51 | 5 | 523 |
Holborn | 158 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 219 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 57 | 69 | 102 | 92 | 82 | 52 | 13 | 733 |
Clerkenwell | 398 | 102 | 52 | 28 | 15 | 595 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 83 | 146 | 155 | 150 | 156 | 91 | 14 | 1,494 |
St. Luke | 277 | 100 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 438 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 62 | 109 | 134 | 111 | 140 | 81 | 16 | 1,159 |
London, City of | 60 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 98 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 69 | 81 | 87 | 89 | 63 | 26 | 599 |
Shoreditch | 846 | 243 | 93 | 60 | 40 | 1,282 | 59 | 33 | 44 | 56 | 151 | 226 | 295 | 5273 | 295 | 136 | 28 | 2,878 |
Bethnal-green | 828 | 236 | 96 | 61 | 41 | 1,262 | 68 | 30 | 55 | 58 | 159 | 260 | 266 | 267 | 266 | 202 | 47 | 2,940 |
Whitechapel | 442 | 136 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 675 | 45 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 122 | 163 | 172 | 199 | 171 | 84 | 23 | 1,713 |
St. George-in-the-East | 410 | 147 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 630 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 99 | 97 | 104 | 116 | 116 | 54 | 10 | 1,305 |
Limehouse | 421 | 124 | 53 | 39 | 17 | 654 | 36 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 83 | 146 | 158 | 134 | 115 | 73 | 20 | 1,499 |
Mile-end Old-town | 671 | 176 | 77 | 40 | 34 | 998 | 40 | 30 | 36 | 57 | 130 | 189 | 224 | 235 | 255 | 166 | 44 | 2,404 |
Poplar | 1,037 | 302 | 118 | 69 | 43 | 1,569 | 103 | 52 | 56 | 83 | 205 | 291 | 340 | 401 | 365 | 253 | 44 | 3,762 |
St. Saviour, Southw'rk | 138 | 56 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 233 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 58 | 68 | 51 | 64 | 44 | 9 | 611 |
St. George, Southwark | 439 | 167 | 62 | 41 | 10 | 719 | 50 | 16 | 29 | 35 | 87 | 166 | 168 | 192 | 130 | 67 | 16 | 1,675 |
Newington | 797 | 253 | 95 | 75 | 40 | 1,250 | 75 | 33 | 37 | 62 | 167 | 240 | 275 | 288 | 303 | 185 | 43 | 2,968 |
St. Olave | 53 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 277 |
Bermondsey | 575 | 182 | 84 | 44 | 32 | 917 | 61 | 26 | 21 | 45 | 117 | 154 | 186 | 201 | 186 | 125 | 19 | 2,058 |
Rot.herhithe | 215 | 62 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 346 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 68 | 83 | 92 | 72 | 65 | 10 | 873 |
Lambeth | 1,487 | 387 | 140 | 108 | 73 | 2,195 | 142 | 72 | 91 | 133 | 322 | 497 | 534 | 619 | 650 | 513 | 131 | 5,899 |
Battersea | 843 | 199 | 62 | 46 | 36 | 1,186 | 86 | 53 | 55 | 66 | 174 | 222 | 238 | 328 | 257 | 201 | 53 | 2,919 |
Wandsworth | 845 | 194 | 65 | 39 | 30 | 1,173 | 78 | 35 | 65 | 52 | 158 | 253 | 265 | 345 | 339 | 342 | 99 | 3,204 |
Camberwell | 1,176 | 336 | 128 | 88 | 80 | 1,808 | 137 | 65 | 81 | 103 | 251 | 326 | 416 | 463 | 499 | 379 | 75 | 4,603 |
Greenwich | 952 | 229 | 70 | 58 | 36 | 1,345 | 96 | 47 | 59 | 71 | 178 | 264 | 303 | 334 | 356 | 278 | 84 | 3,415 |
Lewisham | 457 | 76 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 608 | 44 | 27 | 30 | 44 | 83 | 139 | 146 | 164 | 223 | 214 | 59 | 1,781 |
Woolwich | 204 | 55 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 306 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 60 | 103 | 86 | 86 | 97 | 63 | 7 | 881 |
Lee | 138 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 201 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 19 | 53 | 69 | 87 | 67 | 27 | 602 |
Plumstead | 244 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 322 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 66 | 96 | 113 | 90 | 69 | 25 | 912 |
London | 22.217 | 5.889 | 2.279 | 1.486 | 993 | 32.864 | 2,040 | 1.053 | 1,393 | 1,842 | 5,042 | 7.360 | 8,614 | 3,391 | 9,450 | 7,036 | 1,759 | 87,854 |
London mortality in the nine years, 1891-99, compared with the decennium 1881-90.
The following table shows the mean death rates obtaining in London at the several age-periods and for each sex in the decennium 1881-90 and the nine years 1891-99-
Age period. | Males. | Females. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean death rate 1881-90. | Mean death rate 1891-99. | Differences per cent. | Mean death rate 1881-90. | Mean death rate 1891-99. | Differences per cent. | |
0- | 73.09 | 69.83 | - 4.5 | 63.26 | 59.78 | -5.5 |
5- | 593 | 4.94 | -16.7 | 5.82 | 5.11 | -12.2 |
10- | 2.92 | 2.49 | -14.7 | 2.89 | 2.49 | -13.8 |
15- | 4.05 | 3.61 | -10.9 | 3.58 | 3.04 | -151 |
20- | 5.44 | 4.90 | - 9.9 | 4.40 | 3.61 | -18.0 |
25- | 8.65 | 7.66 | -11.4 | 6.82 | 5.84 | -14.4 |
35- | 14.96 | 14.51 | - 3 0 | 11.42 | 10.92 | - 4.4 |
45- | 23.87 | 23.63 | - 1.0 | 17.23 | 17.10 | - 0.8 |
55- | 41.33 | 42.10 | + 1.9 | 30.77 | 30.94 | + 0.6 |
65- | 77.97 | 75.71 | - 2.9 | 63.28 | 60.93 | - 3.7 |
75- | 155.93 | 156.56 | +0.4 | 134.28 | 135.72 | + 1.1 |
85 and upwards | 297.63 | 281.88 | - 5.3 | 264.77 | 264.06 | - 0.3 |
All ages. | 22.10 | 20.86 | -5.6 | 18.83 | 17.75 | -5.7 |
It will be seen from this table that, with the exception of males and females aged 55-65 and
75-85, the death rates in the period 1891-99 are lower than the corresponding death rates in the
decennium 1881-90.
1 See footnote (1), page 3.