Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Vital statistics for the several metropolitan boroughs and the County of London in the year 1927. (Rates per 1,000 of civil population.)
Metropolitan boroughs. (Arranged in topographical order.) | Estimated civil population, 1927. | Births. | Deaths. | Infant mortal ity (per 1,000 births). | Measles | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping cough. | Typhoid fever. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis, age0-2(per1,000births). | Phthisis. | Pneumonia. | Bronchitis. | Cancer | Notified cases of Infectious disease, (a) | ||||||
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Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid feyer. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal fever (per 1,000births). | Cerebrospinal fever. | Acute pneumonia. | |||||||||||||||
Paddington | 142,700 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 79 | .04 | .02 | .08 | .27 | .01 | 7.2 | .67 | 1.28 | .69 | 1.73 | 2.25 | 2.60 | .11 | .63 | 3.15 | .02 | 2.04 |
Kensington | 176,500 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 67 | .01 | — | .06 | .08 | — | 10.9 | .65 | 1.19 | 1.03 | 1.84 | 1.51 | 2.22 | .06 | .33 | 1.13 | .03 | 1.36 |
Hammersmith | 132,800 | 15.6 | 13.0 | 61 | .02 | .01 | .08 | .03 | — | 11.1 | 1.20 | .97 | 1.01 | 1.55 | 2.35 | 2.78 | .08 | .32 | 3.38 | — | 1.11 |
Fulham | 161,900 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 68 | — | .01 | .07 | .05 | .01 | .9 | .82 | .90 | .61 | 1.41 | 2.22 | 2.42 | .07 | .36 | 6.98 | .05 | 1.92 |
Chelsea | 63,690 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 76 | .05 | — | .06 | .09 | .02 | 16.4 | .93 | 1.16 | .50 | 2.21 | 2.11 | 2.00 | .09 | .28 | 8.20 | .03 | 2.46 |
Westminster, City of | 136,500 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 69 | .01 | .01 | .07 | .05 | .01 | 8.5 | .73 | .90 | .68 | 1.79 | 1.12 | 1.23 | .16 | .26 | 4.27 | .01 | .47 |
St. Marylebone | 103,500 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 59 | .09 | .01 | .12 | .11 | .02 | 9.5 | .73 | 1.01 | .83 | 1.49 | 1.73 | 1.59 | .16 | .35 | 1.46 | .02 | .45 |
Hampstead | 86,160 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 52 | .02 | .01 | .02 | .05 | — | 6.8 | .44 | .70 | .59 | 1.86 | 1.59 | .91 | .10 | .21 | 3.90 | .03 | .64 |
St. Pancras | 212,800 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 62 | .02 | .01 | .03 | .16 | .01 | 8.2 | .93 | .97 | 1.12 | 1.39 | 2.49 | 1.83 | .10 | .47 | 6.68 | .01 | 1.41 |
Islington | 334,300 | 17.5 | 12.4 | 55 | .09 | .03 | .07 | .14 | — | 7.2 | .96 | 1.21 | .94 | 1.39 | 2.73 | 2.16 | .03 | .42 | 5.64 | .02 | .98 |
Stoke Newington | 52,130 | 14.0 | 12. 2 | 66 | .02 | — | .10 | .10 | — | 2.7 | .79 | .92 | .59 | 1.40 | 2.64 | 2.04 | .04 | .25 | 1.37 | — | .63 |
Hackney | 224,700 | 15. 7 | 11.6 | 64 | .02 | .02 | .12 | .12 | .00 | 9.6 | .81 | 1.09 | .60 | 1.34 | 4.37 | 2.87 | .06 | .21 | 2.55 | .01 | .42 |
Holborn | 42,209 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 38 | — | — | .02 | .12 | — | 9.9 | 1.21 | .85 | 1.59 | 1.18 | 1.43 | 1.31 | .10 | .52 | 5.95 | — | 1.16 |
Finsbury | 75,500 | 19.1 | 13.4 | 51 | .04 | .03 | .07 | .23 | — | 7.6 | 1.36 | 1.15 | 1.25 | 1.40 | 3.23 | 2.70 | — | .57 | 4.86 | .03 | 1.14 |
London, City of (b) | 13,291 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 104 | — | .08 | .08 | — | — | 8.7 | .90 | .90 | .30 | 2.03 | 2.87 | 1.36 | — | .30 | — | — | .83 |
Shoreditch | 105,700 | 20.7 | 12.5 | 74 | .08 | .03 | .11 | .24 | .01 | 10.1 | .88 | 1.34 | .90 | 1.27 | 3.60 | 4.43 | .04 | .59 | 5.96 | .01 | 2.80 |
Bethnal Green | 117,900 | 20.0 | 11.4 | 58 | .03 | .03 | .14 | .23 | .01 | 10.2 | .98 | 1.12 | .81 | 1.29 | 5.13 | 4.10 | .06 | .68 | 2.98 | .04 | 1.91 |
Stepney | 250,880 | 18.3 | 11.8 | 68 | .04 | .02 | .08 | .18 | .01 | 13.7 | .94 | 1.20 | .74 | 1.39 | 4.06 | 3.49 | .11 | .57 | 3.27 | .02 | 1.39 |
Poplar | 167,000 | 19.8 | 11.8 | 66 | .05 | .01 | .10 | .20 | — | 10.6 | .97 | 1.21 | .78 | 1.45 | 4.86 | 2.56 | .03 | .57 | 2.12 | .02 | 3.25 |
Southwark | 184,250 | 19.0 | 13.4 | 61 | .15 | .01 | .11 | .16 | .01 | 7.4 | 1.07 | 1.19 | 1.09 | 1.41 | 2.93 | 4.20 | .05 | .57 | 3.43 | .03 | 1.69 |
Bermondsey | 121,000 | 19.9 | 12.9 | 62 | .09 | — | .12 | .10 | .01 | 5.4 | 1.22 | 1.32 | .93 | 1.45 | 4.98 | 3.99 | .01 | .21 | 3.33 | .02 | 1.04 |
Lambeth | 307,700 | 16.2 | 12.6 | 55 | .08 | .01 | .12 | .10 | .01 | 6.8 | .92 | .94 | .70 | 1.70 | 2.20 | 2.52 | .07 | .42 | 4.44 | .02 | 1.61 |
Battersea | 169,000 | 16.6 | 12.2 | 54 | .01 | .02 | .15 | .09 | — | 2.5 | .89 | .73 | .92 | 1.49 | 2.49 | 4.47 | .05 | .46 | 3.58 | .05 | 2.58 |
Wandsworth | 342,700 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 53 | .01 | .01 | .07 | .08 | .01 | 4.1 | .87 | .67 | .78 | 1.46 | 2.39 | 2.23 | .09 | .36 | 2.59 | .02 | 2.03 |
Camber well | 271,100 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 53 | .05 | .02 | .08 | .11 | .00 | 5.7 | .93 | .96 | .79 | 1.33 | 2.40 | 2.81 | .04 | .43 | 1.66 | .01 | .76 |
Deptford | 113,800 | 16.8 | 11.5 | 58 | — | .02 | .12 | .10 | .02 | 4.2 | 1.05 | 1.05 | .76 | 1.49 | 3.50 | 3.60 | .09 | .63 | .53 | .02 | 1.73 |
Greenwich | 101,920 | 16.4 | 10.9 | 53 | — | .02 | .11 | .16 | .01 | 5.3 | .79 | .73 | .73 | 1.30 | 4.77 | 4.42 | .07 | .63 | 2.97 | .02 | 1.43 |
Lewisham | 188,600 | 15.1 | 11.0 | 46 | .01 | .02 | .08 | .04 | .01 | 3.2 | .93 | .77 | .85 | 1.54 | 3.26 | 1.81 | .07 | .29 | 2.11 | .01 | 1.16 |
Woolwich | 140,770 | 15.5 | 10.6 | 42 | .01 | — | .07 | .07 | — | 2.2 | 1.05 | .67 | .81 | 1.49 | 2.99 | 1.75 | .06 | .44 | 3.58 | .02 | 2.11 |
London | 4.541.000 | 16.1 | 12.1 | 59 | .04 | .01 | .09 | .12 | .01 | 7.6 | .91 | 1.00 | .83 | 1.49 | 2.91 | 2.69 | .07 | .43 | 3.57 | .02 | 1.49 |
(a)Five cases of smallpox occurred during the year, one (fatal) in Hampstead, three in Hackney (one fatal) and one in Poplar.
(b)Including Inner and Middle Temples.