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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The following table shows the corrected death.rate from cancer in each of the sanitary districts of London, annually for the last nine years:— Cancer—Corrected death-rates per 1,000 persons living (1901-1909).
| Sanitary area. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 0.92 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 101 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 0.91 |
| Kensington | 0.96 | 0.76 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 1.01 |
| Hammersmith | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.15 | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.88 |
| Fulham | 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 1.08 | 0.79 | 0.93 |
| Chelsea | 0.77 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.87 | 0.98 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.97 |
| Westminster, City of | 0.76 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 1.08 | 1.09 |
| St. Marylebone | 0.92 | 0.97 | 1.19 | 0.97 | 1.16 | 0.94 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 1.15 |
| Hampstead | 0.91 | 1.05 | 1.20 | 0.93 | 0.67 | 1.03 | 0.76 | 0.92 | 0.87 |
| St. Pancras | 0.84 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 0.87 | 1.17 | 0.98 |
| Islington | 0.88 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 0.98 |
| Stoke Newington | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.97 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 1.08 | 1.13 | 1.02 |
| Hackney | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.95 | 0.91 |
| Holborn | 0.92 | 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 0.75 | 0.85 | 1.13 |
| Finsbury | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0 86 | 0.73 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.99 |
| London, City of | 1.05 | 1.28 | 0.84 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 1.22 |
| Shoreditch | 0.90 | 1.15 | 0.94 | 0.86 | 0.97 | 0.80 | 1.04 | 0.88 | 0.92 |
| Bethnal Green | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 1.09 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| Stepney | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 1.10 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.79 |
| Poplar | 0.79 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.77 | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.94 |
| Southwark | 0.91 | 0.89 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 1.12 | 0.94 | 0 98 | 0.93 | 0.94 |
| Bermondsey | 0.73 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 0.94 | 1.22 |
| Lambeth | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.13 |
| Battersea | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 1.05 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Wandsworth | 0.88 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.85 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.92 |
| Camberwell.. | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.98 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| Deptford | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 0.73 | 0.89 | 0.95 |
| Greenwich | 0.70 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 0.79 |
| Lewisham | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.92 |
| Woolwich | 0.79 | 0.96 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.76 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 0.81 | 1.01 |
| London | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
The following tables (a), (b), and (c) show the deaths during 1909 (365 days) in each of the
sanitary districts from cancer at several age.periods under three headings, viz., sarcoma, carcinoma, and
cancer, deaths classified under the last.named term being those for which the information given on the certificate
of death was insufficient to distinguish them further for purposes of classification.
(a) Sarcoma.—Deaths at the several age.periods in sanitary areas.—1909 (365 days).
| Age-period. | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 and upwards | All Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| Kensington | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 14 |
| Hammersmith | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Fulham | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | |||||
| Chelsea | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Westminster, City of | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 12 |
| St. Marylebone | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Hampstead | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| St. Pancras | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | o u | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 15 |
| Islington | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 21 |
| Stoke Newington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 12 |
| Hackney | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
| Holborn | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Fin3bury | — | — | — | 1 | — | ] | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| London, City of | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Shoreditch | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Bethnal Green | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Stepney | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 20 |
| Poplar | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 9 |
| SouthwaTk | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 9 |
| Bermondsey | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Lambeth | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 24 |
| Battersea | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| Wandsworth | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 20 |
| Camberwell | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 16 |
| Deptford | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Greenwich | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Lewisham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
| Woolwich | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| London | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 36 | 57 | 47 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 293 |