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London County Council 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: The death rates in each sanitary district of London in the period 1889-98 and in the year 1899 (52 weeks) are shown in the following table—

The death rates in each sanitary district of London in the period 1889-98 and in the year 1899 (52 weeks) are shown in the following table—

Sanitary districtDeaths in 1899.Death-rate per 1,000 living.Sanitary district.Deaths in 1899.Death-rate per 1,000 living.
1889-98.1899.1889-98.1899.
Paddington6.40.05Whitechapel58.74.71
Kensington24.47.14St. George - in - the -East581.021.20
Hammersmith22.56.20
Fulham68.74.52Limehouse621.021.06
Chelsea18.57.19Mile-end Old-town52.73.46
St. George, Hanover-square17.35.21Poplar104.75.61
St. Saviour, Southwark21.91.87
Westminster17.64.33
St. James3.60.14St. George, Southwark63.991.04
Marylebone24.58.17
Hampstead22.27.27Newington87.79.70
Pancras102.55.42St. Olave10.87.90
Islington164.60.47Bermondsey68.86.79
Stoke Newington10.47.28Rotherhithe14.71.34
Hackney1101.50Lambeth170.5455
St. Giles16.67.43Battersea105.70.60
St. Martin - in - the -Fields5.39.41Wandsworth59.41.28
Camberwell130.60.49
Strand5.73.22Greenwich127.61.70
Holborn11.88.37Lewisham14.28.12
Clerkenwell36.95.55Woolwich13.74.31
St. Luke261.06.64Lee25.28.62
London, City of4.28.14Plumstead3.63.05
Shoreditch90.86.75London2,141.62.471
Bethnal-green98.95.76

Table: The following table shows the number of deaths1 from measles at several age-periods in each of the sanitary districts of the administrative county. For the purposes of this table, deaths occurring in public institutions belonging to London have been distributed to the sanitary areas in which the deceased had previously resided-Measles,1899 (365days).

The following table shows the number of deaths1 from measles at several age-periods in each of the sanitary districts of the administrative county. For the purposes of this table, deaths occurring in public institutions belonging to London have been distributed to the sanitary areas in which the deceased had previously resided-

Measles,1899 (365days).

Age period.0-1-2-3-4-under 55-10-15 and upwards.All ages.
Paddington113-16__-6
Kensington695323---23
Hammersmith5941221---21
Fulham10271751607--67
Chelsea4732117--l18
St. George, Hanover-square-11113161--17
Westminster7413-151-117
St. James12---3---3
Marylebone51062-23---23
Hampstead1063I1211--22
Pancras2134231179641-101
Islington3070281981557-3165
Stoke Newington261--91--10
Hackney26392110610271-110
St. Giles2742-151--16
St. Martin-in-the-Fields23---5---5
Strand-212-5---5
Holborn55--111---11
Clerkenwell1113432334--37
St. Luke91231126---26
London, City ofI21--4---4
Shoreditch15451384855--90
Bethnal-green24409167962--98
Whitechapel2519751571--58
St. George-in-the-East152858157---57
Limehouse13241344583-162
Mile-end Old-town10231025501-152
Poplar2439231131002-1103
St. Saviour, Southwark2982122---22
St. George, Southwark2917721565--61
Newington16391577843--87

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† See footnote (1), page 3.