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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
London County Council 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Sanitary area. | Standard death rate.1 | Factor for correction fur age and sex distri-tribution. | Crude death-rate. | Corrected death-rate. | Comparative mortality figure. (London 1,000.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-4. | 1905. | 1901-4. | 1905. | 1901-4. | 1905. | |||
| London | 1.74 | 1.00000 | l*612 | 1.42 | 1.612 | 1.422 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Paddington | 1.80 | 0.96659 | 1.10 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 0.93 | 658 | 655 |
| Kensington | 1.78 | 0.97419 | 1.34 | 114 | 1.31 | 1.11 | 814 | 782 |
| Hammersmith | 1.74 | 0.99600 | 1.43 | 116 | 1.42 | 1.16 | 882 | 817 |
| Fulham | 1.69 | 1.02786 | 1.39 | 1.22 | 1.43 | 1.25 | 888 | 880 |
| Chelsea | 1.83 | 0.95018 | 1.63 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.43 | 963 | 1,007 |
| Westminster, City of | 1.95 | 0.89205 | 1.72 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 1.35 | 950 | 951 |
| St. Marylebone | 1.85 | 0.93836 | 1.83 | 1.46 | 1.72 | 1.37 | 1,068 | 965 |
| Hampstead | 175 | 0.98862 | 0.83 | 083 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 509 | 577 |
| St. Pancras | 1.80 | 0.96551 | 1.86 | 1.52 | 1.80 | 1.47 | 1,118 | 1,035 |
| Islington | 1.75 | 0.99145 | 1.49 | 1.26 | 1.48 | 1.25 | 919 | 880 |
| Stoke Newington | 1.77 | 0.97914 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 845 | 915 |
| Hackney | 1.68 | 1.02969 | 1.41 | 115 | 1.45 | 1.18 | 901 | 831 |
| Holborn | 1.97 | 0.87894 | 2.96 | 2.84 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 1,615 | 1,761 |
| Finsbury | 1.72 | 1.01050 | 2.29 | 2.02 | 2.31 | 2.04 | 1,435 | 1,437 |
| City of London | 1.89 | 0.91946 | 1.79 | 1.34 | 1.65 | 1.23 | 1,025 | 866 |
| Shoreditch | 1.66 | 1.04206 | 2.14 | 1.96 | 2.23 | 2.04 | 1,385 | 1,437 |
| Bethnal Green | 1.59 | 1.08984 | 2.10 | 2.04 | 2.29 | 2.22 | 1,422 | 1,563 |
| Stepney | 1.65 | 1.05281 | 205 | 1.72 | 2.16 | 1.81 | 1,342 | 1,275 |
| Poplar | 1.66 | 1.04772 | 1.74 | 1.53 | 1.82 | 1.60 | 1,130 | 1,127 |
| Southwark | 1.74 | 0.99829 | 2.47 | 2.13 | 2.47 | 2.13 | 1,534 | 1,500 |
| Bermondsey | 1.65 | 1.05026 | 1.88 | 1.79 | 1.97 | 1.88 | 1,224 | 1,324 |
| Lambeth | 1.75 | 0.99258 | 1.55 | 1.38 | 1.54 | 1.37 | 957 | 965 |
| Battersea | 1.69 | 1.02483 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.37 | 870 | 965 |
| Wandsworth | 1.72 | 1.01050 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 646 | 725 |
| Camberwell | 1.68 | 1.03522 | 1.40 | 1.21 | 1.45 | 1.25 | 901 | 880 |
| Deptford | 1.68 | 1.02969 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 814 | 887 |
| Greenwich | 1.67 | 104143 | 1.20 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 776 | 923 |
| Lewisham | 1.69 | 1.02543 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 590 | 613 |
| Woolwich | 1.70 | 1.01881 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1,006 | 1,092 |
It will be seen from the foregoing table that among the several sanitary areas, both in the period 1901.4 and the year 1905 (comparing the corrected death.rates), Holborn (2.60 and 2.50 respectively) had the highest phthisis death-rate, and Hampstead (0'82 and 082 respectively) the lowest. The following table shows the number of deaths from phthisis at several age-periods in each of the sanitary areas.
| Age-period. | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85anc upwards | All ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 9 | _ | 1 | 141 |
| Kensington | 4 | — | 5 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 57 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 1 | _ | 206 |
| Hammersmith | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 2 | — | 137 |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 43 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | _ | 190 |
| Chelsea | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 1 | _ | 110 |
| Westminster, City of | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 62 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 263 |
| St. Marylebone | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 3 | — | 183 |
| Hampstead | 1 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 73 |
| St. Pancras | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 80 | 82 | 69 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 350 |
| Islington | 12 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 120 | 95 | 83 | 39 | 11 | 1 | — | 427 |
| Stoke Newington | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 8 | - | — | — | 69 |
| Hackney | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 75 | 59 | 40 | 21 | 12 | 1 | — | 259 |
| Holborn | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 2 | — | 157 |
| Finsbury | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 52 | 51 | 28 | 7 | — | — | 197 |
| London, City of | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 |
| Shoreditch | 13 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 67 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 1 | — | 226 |
| Bethnal Green | 11 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 68 | 64 | 24 | 6 | 1 | — | 265 |
| Stepney | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 120 | 126 | 118 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 524 |
| Poplar | 18 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 50 | 70 | 39 | 30 | 1 | — | — | 261 |
| Southwark | 21 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 86 | 116 | 90 | 56 | 13 | — | — | 444 |
| Bermondsey | 13 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 45 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 1 | — | 229 |
| Lambeth | 12 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 103 | 97 | 90 | 34 | 16 | 4 | — | 425 |
| Battersea | 14 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 66 | 58 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 1 | — | 241 |
| Wandsworth | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 71 | 59 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 1 | — | 267 |
| Camberwell | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 75 | 82 | 55 | 36 | 16 | 1 | — | 329 |
| Deptford | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 138 |
| Greenwich | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 128 |
| Lewisham | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | 123 |
| Woolwich | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 31 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 1 | — | 189 |
| London | 216 | 92 | 84 | 302 | 538 | 1441 | 1573 | 1288 | 741 | 257 | 44 | 5 | 65812 |
The standard death rate used in the calculation of the " factors for correction " have been calculated to more
than the two places of decimals shown in the table. 2. See footnote (M page 9.
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