London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of London 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Finsbury M.B. | 5,956 | Willesden U.D. | 4,971 |
| Fulham M.B. | 4,240 | Wood Green U.D. | 3,899 |
| Greenwich M.B | 2,327 | Yiewsley U.D. | 44 |
| Hackney M.B. | 16,009 | Hendon R.D. | 782 |
| Hammersmith M.B. | 3,511 | South Mimms R.D. | 82 |
| Hampstead M.B. | 4,759 | Staines R.D. | 420 |
| Holborn M.B | 2,484 | Uxbridge R.D. | 61 |
| Islington M.B. | 19,897 | ||
| Kensington | 4,960 | ||
| Lambeth M.B. | 18,544 | ||
| Lewisham M.B. | 13,534 | Croydon C.B. | 10,093 |
| Paddington M.B. | 5,000 | Barnes U.D. | 1,548 |
| Poplar M.B. | 5,600 | Beddlington and Wallington U.D. | 1,304 |
| St. Marylebone M.B. | 2,721 | Carshalton U.D. | 684 |
| St. Pancras M.B. | 6,867 | Caterham U.D. | 230 |
| Shoreditch M.B. | 6,507 | Chertsey U.D. | 246 |
| Southwark M.B. | 13,846 | Coulsdon and Purley U.D. | 1,449 |
| Stepney M.B. | 13,253 | Dorking U.D. | 120 |
| Stoke Newington M.B. | 4,445 | East and West Molesey U.D. | 187 |
| Wandsworth M.B. | 17,745 | Egham U.D. | 149 |
| Westminster, City of | 3,956 | Epsom U.D. | 318 |
| Woolwich M.B. | 2,729 | Esher and the Dittons U.D. (Within) | 508 |
| Esher and the Dittons U.D. (Without) | 86 | ||
| Farnham U.D. | 25 | ||
| Acton U.D. | 1,588 | Frimley U.D. | 40 |
| Brentford U.D | 185 | Godalming M.B. | 31 |
| Chiswick U.D. | 1,437 | Guildford M.B. | 138 |
| Ealing M.B. | 2,816 | Ham U.D. | 20 |
| Edmonton U.D. | 3,269 | Haslemere U.D. | 22 |
| Enfield U.D. | 2,163 | Kingston-on-Thames M.B. | 1,006 |
| Feltham U.D. | 71 | Leatherhead U.D. | 103 |
| Finchley U.D. | 2,855 | Merton and Morden U.D. | 816 |
| Friern Barnet U.D. | 899 | Mitcham U.D. | 1,279 |
| Greenford U.D. | 29 | Reigate M.B. | 501 |
| Hampton U.D. | 288 | Richmond M.B. | 1,364 |
| Hampton Wick U.D. | 101 | Surbiton U.D. | 842 |
| Hanwell U.D. | 399 | Sutton U.D. | 957 |
| Harrow-on-the-Hill U.D. | 919 | The Maidens and Coombe U.D. | 802 |
| Hayes U.D. | 35 | Walton-upon-Thames U.D. | 390 |
| Hendon U.D. | 2,395 | Weybridge U.D. | 159 |
| Heston and Isleworth U.D. | 849 | Wimbledon M.B. | 3,017 |
| Hornsey M.B. | 8,709 | Windlesham U.D. | 76 |
| Kingsbury U.D. | 32 | Woking U.D. | 363 |
| Ruislip Northwood U.D. | 302 | Chertsey R.D. | 161 |
| Southall Norwood U.D. | 318 | Dorking R.D. | 110 |
| Southgate U.D. | 3,845 | Epsom R.D. (Within) | 779 |
| Staines U.D. | 159 | Epsom R.D. (Without) | 242 |
| Sunbury-on-Thames U.D. | 103 | Farnham R.D. | 67 |
| Teddington U.D. | 652 | Godstone R.D. (Within) | 118 |
| Tottenham U.D. | 8,289 | Godstone R.D. (Without) | 320 |
| Twickenham U.D. | 1,248 | Guildford R.D. | 151 |
| Uxbridge U.D. | 106 | Hambledon R.D. | 109 |
| Wealdstone U.D. | 460 | Reigate R.D. | 441 |
The above totals do not include visitors or other persons entering the City for
business reasons; they refer to those actually engaged in work in the City. The
information is of considerable value in many connections, but particularly as regards
housing, transport, and public health matters. The figures being available
for the whole county will assist in indicating to some extent the localities in which
increased housing accommodation is necessary, or at any rate desirable, and the
directions in which facilities for enabling persons to reach their work can be
reviewed. Accurate knowledge with reference to the daily influx of population
gives some indication of the public health problems in the City to-day
compared with those when an essentially residential population was
probably greater than the daily influx of workers. The conditions under which
this population works, the methods of feeding, the removal of contaminations
from the street and atmosphere generally, the ease and facilities of transportation
all become emphasized with such considerable density during the
daytime. The day population of the City represents 614 persons per acre, whereas
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