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London County Council 1908

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

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Table: The following table shows the number of deaths1 (All Causes) occurring at the several age periods in each of the sanitary areas of the Administrative County of London during the year 1908 (366 days)— All Causes—Deaths at the several age-periods in sanitary areas—1908 (366 days).

The following table shows the number of deaths1 (All Causes) occurring at the several age periods in each of the sanitary areas of the Administrative County of London during the year 1908 (366 days)— All Causes—Deaths at the several age-periods in sanitary areas—1908 (366 days).

Age-period.0-1-2-3-4-Under 55-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85 & upwardsAll Ages.
Paddington338793121144832721183399141217260276215661,856
Kensington4159752198591332629461191832293323523111122,363
Hammersmith379872812105163421223999121175221253177561,734
Fulham53912147472077457282151126182215224225173522,128
Chelsea167302069232201012215479125129221151361,090
Westminster, City of2926931151141827172746107197262308397286642,156
St. Marylebone263652916123853514253984202223247290196601,800
Hampstead93108421171189275765731101489957781
St. Pancras63117567442193851394462197313407A A 427518383973,476
Islington8812449637411,2999366661012553984765886175051474,611
Stoke Newington10016864134146128274983911238232661
Hackney63218281591697071495164164203301367415344883,087
Holborn12039159518816891551931271401369016889
Finsbury3981304928961440252532100149175238237120301,785
London, City of26344-372-5315305362685120346
Shoreditch51014653371976544323333117171199240227111332,005
Bethnal-green56017784463289956273753124171211207233102462,226
Stepney1,31347416992702,118101638396252397477581534349625,113
Poplar6622327439401,04745344259134188249287355219422,701
South wark8102378855221,21249405662177287403403410266603,425
Bermondsey60219959432893156284757124170217229274209442,386
Lambeth8132299360481,243793253912413174835485874531244,251
Battersea48514051352073162256054111155209277287215482,234
Wandsworth706156633433992603155722092792794094633611333,343
Camber well7062047651381,075814453871962833114194823861293,546
Deptford3771024522165622820282983124136178225166401,619
Greenwich3126735199442242214298298124150183161461,375
Lewisham313764523164734617233693118150223266215751,735
Woolwich2976833121742748223627102122133165211150531,496
London13,7403,8541,53489559020,6131,3107759951,3723,5995,2856,7228,0609,0136,6061,86866,218

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Comparison can be made of death-rates from certain causes of death in sanitary areas by
reference to the following table. The death-rates shown are fully corrected for deaths in institutions
(see footnote page population. In the case of phthisis and of " cancer," viz., carcinoma, sarcoma, and cancer
(otherwise undefined) factors for correction for differences in age and sex constitution " have been
calculated, and these factors and the corrected death-rates are shown 011 pages 48 and 52 respective! v

Table: Death-rates per 100,000 living from All Causes, cmd /row Specified Causes, in each of the several sanitary areas, 1908 (366 days).

Death-rates per 100,000 living from All Causes, cmd /row Specified Causes, in each of the several sanitary areas, 1908 (366 days).

Sanitary area.Measles.Rheumatic Fever.Carcinoma.Sarcoma.Cancer (nototherwi.se defined).Tabes Mesenterica.Tuberculous Meningitis.Phthisis.Othei Tuberculous and Scrofulous 1 )iseases.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory Disease*.All other Causes.All Cause*.
Paddington23778838411100111041466961,226
Kensington17654644920101161171257741,289
Hammersmith116606321122122141391318401,394
Fulham4154332282611416132987291,237
Chelsea16443154712126111411548791,448
Westminster, City of13471444616124191381117111,261
St. Marylebone19269854616109231231498371,415
Hampstead4467823197536259526841
St. Pancras19682537619154201731218201,462
Islington214545471418124181431187511,317
Stoke Newington18474114191310318721377201,220
Hackney315476421415123191161187731,309
Holborn20560-33920198181591379691,628
Finsbury455605251230216181862301,0221,854
London, City of1616785571010181101712549841,792
Shoreditch4384410261138199271991409901,735
Bethnal Green795418381033158341591639661,694
Stepney84746425832157211921399261,641
Poplar47647632631139171341799261,570
South wark35963717818187271901479151,623
Bermondsey809609183532188442041979841,860
Lambeth31570729714142]71341197441,319
Battersea28747433620119211331116831,212
Wandsworth1555573311159512100847201,152
Camberwell19750341814109131131387481,263
Deptford28661616524114181071548351,374
Greenwich14658624121611216101977951,257
Lewisham30562428615851568906971,105
Woolwich844632410211212180887101,136
London31657633920131191351288021,377
(1) See footnote (1), page 8 21322 c