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London County Council 1935

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

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Table: in 1934. The births in the resident populations of each metropolitan borough during 1935 were as follows :— Table 2.—County of London—Births, 1935.

in 1934. The births in the resident populations of each metropolitan borough during 1935 were as follows :— Table 2.—County of London—Births, 1935.

Metropolitan boroughsLive-birthsStill-birthsTotal
LegitimateIllegitimateLegitimateIllegitimateLegitimateIllegitimate
Western.
Paddington1,71125345151,756268
Kensington1,99223561122,053247
Hammersmith1,7391396751,806144
Fulham1,8861035871,944110
Chelsea5325518455059
Westminster, City of923138253948141
Northern.
St. Marylebone782115226804121
Hampstead9118834394591
St. Pancras2,24522283112,328233
Islington4,31720712584,442215
Stoke Newington6683321168934
Hackney2,8581029782,955110
Central.
Holborn2294210223944
Finsbury8904219—90942
City of London6752—695
Eastern.
Shoreditch1,247434741,29447
Bethnal Green1,397413911,43642
Stepney2,9201078653,006112
Poplar2,156597312,22960
Southern.
Southwark2,225907852,30395
Bermondsey1,448403831,48643
Lambeth3,57025412063,690260
Battersea2,017876632,08390
Wandsworth3,599179114123,713191
Camberwell3,0151419063,105147
Deptford1,397354121,43837
Greenwich1,292455721,34947
Lewisham2,6911029622,787104
Woolwich1,990648052,07069
London, 193552,7143,0661,71214254,4263,208
London, 193453,7843,0691,69415055,4783,219

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Deaths.
The deaths in the total population of London during 1935 numbered 47,847
giving a death-rate of 11.4 per thousand, compared with 12.2 in 1934. This is the
lowest death-rate in London since 1923. Of the total deaths 23,511, or 49.1 per
cent., were among females.

Table: The distribution of deaths by ages in 1935 and recent preceding periods is shown in the following table :— Table 3

The distribution of deaths by ages in 1935 and recent preceding periods is shown in the following table :— Table 3

Period0-1-2 -5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-66+All ages
1919-22 ,Annual average.7,8362,1311,9191,3768531,1751,3183,1034,2386,4148,26519,82858,456
1923-2615,5461,6111,4538286371,0131,2202,4793,6596,0808,45621,00453,986
1927-304,5851,3961,1528184901,0091,2452,4143,4446,1959,20023,78855,736
1931-343,9069158416694778091,1822,3202,8915,5548,96824,75653,288
19314,2708627216224639531,2482,3533,0525,7959,04724,90254,288
19324,1431,0849606414538471,1952,2912,8975,4298.79324,87853,611
19333,3776807286985187281,1932,4683,0085,8329,11025,19653,536
19343,8321,0369577154757071,0942,1672,6065,1608,92124,04751,717
19353,2293654364663855699871,9862,4134,7228,40023,88947,847