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London County Council 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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(b) Carcinoma.—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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 99 |
| Kensington | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 129 |
| Hammersmith | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| Fulham | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 100 |
| Chelsea | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 3 | — | 51 |
| Westminster, City of | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 121 |
| St. Marylebone | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 88 |
| Hampstead | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 5 | — | 59 |
| St. Pancras | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 22 | 2 | 165 |
| Islington | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 190 |
| Stoke Newington | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 5 | — | 34 |
| Hackney | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 29 | 50 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 133 |
| Holborn | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 4 | — | 37 |
| Finsbury | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 2 | — | 65 |
| London, City of | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 13 |
| Shoreditch | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 56 |
| Bethnal Green | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 53 |
| Stepney | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 28 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 127 |
| Poplar | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 23 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 111 |
| Southwark | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 146 |
| Bermondsey | 1 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 10 | — | 100 | |||||
| Lambeth | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 54 | 78 | 81 | 33 | 6 | 274 |
| Battersea | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 15 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 93 |
| Wandsworth | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 138 |
| Camberwell | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 122 |
| Deptford | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 7 | — | 64 |
| Greenwich | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 57 |
| Lewisham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 105 |
| Woolwich | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 69 |
| London | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 48 | 521 | 616 | 856 | 731 | 307 | 49 | 2864 |
(c) Cancer (otherwise undistinguished).—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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 43 |
| Kensington | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 73 |
| Hammersmith | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 5 | — | 43 |
| Fulham | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 35 |
| Chelsea | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | 33 |
| Westminster, City of | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 68 |
| St. Marylebone | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 8 | — | 69 |
| Hampstead | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | 18 |
| St. Pancras | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 64 |
| Islington | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 145 |
| Stoke Newington | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 26 |
| Hackney | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 73 |
| Holborn | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 22 |
| Finsbury .. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | 21 |
| London, City of | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 11 | ||||
| Shoreditch | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | — | 36 |
| Bethnal Green | — | — | — | — | — | i | 3 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 58 |
| Stepney | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 4 | — | 61 |
| Poplar | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | 30 |
| Southwark | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | — | 32 |
| Bermondsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 35 |
| Lambeth | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 85 |
| Battersea | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 84 |
| Wandsworth | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 117 |
| Camberwell | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 126 |
| Deptford | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 33 |
| Greenwich | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 21 |
| Lewisham | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 43 |
| Woolwich | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 44 |
| London | 2 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 37 | 118 | 338 | 424 | 415 | 187 | 17 | 1549 |