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London County Council 1905

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

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Table: The following table shows the diphtheria cases, deaths, case-rates, and death-rates for the year 1905, the case-rates for the decennium 1895-1904, and the death-rates for the period 1901-4, in the several sanitary districts:—

The following table shows the diphtheria cases, deaths, case-rates, and death-rates for the year 1905, the case-rates for the decennium 1895-1904, and the death-rates for the period 1901-4, in the several sanitary districts:—

Sanitary area.Notified Oases, 1905.Case-rate per 1,000 persons living.Deaths, 1905.Death-rate per 1,000 persons living.
1895-1904.1905.1901-4.1905.
Paddington971.80.730.190.02
Kensington1301.60.790.140.05
Hammersmith2421.82.0210.220.18
Fulham2863.41.8240.250.15
Chelsea522.40.750.100.07
Westminster, City of1181.40.750.100.03
St. Marylebone1311.61.050.190.04
Hampstead661.50.830.130.03
St. Pancras2872.41.2260.310.11
Islington3512.11.0340.230.10
Stoke Newington801.91.550.170.09
Hackney3853.21.7260.290.11
Holbom462.00.840.160.07
Finsbury1412.91.4120.250.12
London, City of162.10.720.210.09
Shoreditch1822.41.6180.200.15
Bethnal Green3053.22.3310.330.24
Stepney6393.22.1610.260.20
Poplar4913.62.9410.420.24
Southwark3043.11.5440.200.21
Bermondsey1672.81.3180.190.14
Lambeth4512.21.4370.140.12
Battersea1922.51.1120.120.07
Wandsworth3502.21.3300.200.11
Camberwell2473.30.9190.240.07
Deptford1483.31.390.270.08
Greenwich1472.61.4160.190.16
Lewisham1572.51.180.190.06
Woolwich2742.22.2180.180.14
Port of London—1---
London6,4822.51.45460.2210.121

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It will be seen from the foregoing table that in the period 1901.4 the diphtheria death-rate was
highest in Poplar (0.42), and lowest in Chelsea (0.10), and the City of Westminster (0.10); in the year
1905 Bethnal Green (0.24) and Poplar (0'24) had the highest death-rates, and Paddington (0.02) the
lowest. The diphtheria death-rate in each of the four quarters of the year 1905 were as follows:
first quarter, 0.14; second quarter, 0.10; third quarter, 0.09; and fourth quarter, 0.14 per 1,000
persons living.
To enable the variations in diphtheria prevalence in the several sanitary areas to be more
clearly appreciated, the following table has been prepared. This table shows the comparative case-rates
of each area in each of the years 1891.1905 inclusive, i.e., the case-rates of each area are shown
in relation to the London case-rate of the same year, the London rates being taken as 100—

Table: Diphtheria.Comparative case rates (London taken as 100).

Diphtheria.Comparative case rates (London taken as 100).

Sanitary area.Comparative case rates (London case rates taken as 100).
1891.1892.1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.
Paddington10477731177466919868448965596350
Kensington786068638670674951745243596350
Hammersmith1951648772776749585885747082106143
Fulham61587812613999109145135178174126118125129
Chelsea138110831071431841077961745678765050
Westminster, City of589157536153596750595270595050
St. Marylebone7081887864665364475974781005671
Hampstead1059673536184476548747052594457
St. Pancras8995103839064767879931481521299486
Islington152119861037010673606870100113826371
Stoke Newington8311397777070525934111104834775107
Hackney1311471351089389122152106107167139141156121
Holborn528979616661104102467010487535057

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1. See footnote (l) page 9.