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London County Council 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The following table shows the deaths from the principal epidemic diseases, excluding pyrexia and diarrhoea and enteritis, and the death-rates per 1,000 persons living in each of the sanitary districts of the County in 1911, and the death-rates for the period 1906-10 :—
| Metropolitan borough. | Deaths, 1911 (52 weeks). | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906-10. | 1911. | ||
| Paddington | 1ll | 0.70 | 0.79 |
| Kensington | 172 | 0.70 | 0.99 |
| Hammersmith | 111 | 1.01 | 0.92 |
| Fulham | 134 | 1.13 | 0.88 |
| Chelsea | 46 | 0.94 | 0.70 |
| Westminster, City of | 70 | 0.43 | 0.44 |
| St. Marylebone | 108 | 0.1 | 0.92 |
| Hampstead | 36 | 0.40 | 0.42 |
| St. Pancras | 219 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| Islington | 284 | 0.99 | 0.87 |
| Stoke Newington | 53 | 0.62 | 1.05 |
| Hackney | 245 | 0.81 | 1.11 |
| Holborn | 27 | 0.80 | 0.55 |
| Finsbury | 134 | 1.69 | 1.52 |
| London, City of | 4 | 0.50 | 0.20 |
| Shoreditch | 191 | 1.72 | 1.72 |
| Bethnal Green | 208 | 1.42 | 1.62 |
| Stepney | 404 | 1.43 | 1.46 |
| Poplar | 339 | 1.47 | 2.09 |
| Southwark | 225 | 1.33 | 1.19 |
| Bermondsey | 129 | 1.69 | 1.03 |
| Lambeth | 242 | 0.88 | 0.82 |
| Battersea | 175 | 1.01 | 1.05 |
| Wandsworth | 352 | 0.70 | 1.13 |
| Camberwell | 194 | 0.94 | 0.75 |
| Deptford | 130 | 1.20 | 1.19 |
| Greenwich | 77 | 1.08 | 0.81 |
| Lewisham | 77 | 0.62 | 0.47 |
| Woolwich | 48 | 0.81 | 0.39 |
| London | 4,545 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
Deaths from
epidemic
diseases in
London
boroughs.
It will be seen from the foregoing table that the death-rate from these diseases in the period
1906-10 was highest in Shoreditch (1.72) and lowest in Hampstead (0.40), and in 1911 was highest
in Poplar (2.09) and lowest in the City of London (0.20). The death-rates from these diseases during
each of the four quarters of the year were as follows : First quarter, 2.00; second quarter, 1.03; third
quarter, 0.48 ; and fourth quarter, 0.46 per 1,000 persons living.
Smallpox and Vaccination.
Sixty-three cases of smallpox are known to have occurred in the Administrative County of London
during the year 1911, of which 9 were fatal.
The death-rates from smallpox in successive periods have been as follows:—
| Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841-1850 | 0.402 | 1903 | 0.003a |
| 1851-1860 | 0.280 | 1904 | 0.006a |
| 1861-1870 | 0.276 | 1905 | 0.002a |
| 1871-1880 | 0.457 | 1906 | — |
| 1881-1890 | 0.142 | 1907 | — |
| 1891-1900 | 0.009a | 1908 | — |
| 1901-1910 | 0.035a | 1909 | 0.000a |
| 1910 | — | ||
| 1901 | 0.051a | 1911 | 0.002a |
| 1902 | 0.285a |
The smallpox death-rate in each year since 1S40 in relation to the mean death-rate during
the period 1841-1911 is shown in diagram (E).
(a) See footnote (c), page 2.