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 Woolwich]
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TABLE VII.
London and the Metropolitan Boroughs.— Death Rates per 1,000 persons living, and Infantile Mortality , after Distribution of Births in the Chief Lying-in Institutions and of Deaths in all Public Institutions, &c., in the Five Years 1902-6, and in 1907.*
Boroughs. | All Causes. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis. | Deaths under One year to 1,000 Births. | ||||||||||||
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1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | |
County of London | 15.7 | 14.6 | 0.06 | — | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.00 | — | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.77 | 0.32 | 1.53 | 1.40 | 135 | 116 |
Paddington | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.03 | — | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.35 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.03 | — | — | 0.05 | 0.28 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 118 | 109 |
Kensington | 14.3 | 13.7 | 0.01 | — | 0.37 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.45 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.00 | — | 0.63 | 0.21 | 1.28 | 103 | 140 | 128 |
Hammersmith | 15.0 | 14.3 | 0.02 | — | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.27 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.00 | — | 0.83 | 0.17 | 1.34 | 1.20 | 140 | 117 |
Fulhara ... | 15.0 | 13.2 | 0.02 | — | 0.57 | 0.42 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.45 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.05 | — | — | 1.26 | 0.50 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 140 | 122 |
Chelsea | 16.1 | 15.0 | 0.02 | — | 0.15 | 0.56 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.33 | — | — | 0.04 | 0.04 | — | — | 0.54 | 0.39 | 1.58 | 1.50 | 135 | 122 |
City of Westminster | 13.9 | 13.0 | 0.05 | — | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.15 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.01 | — | 0.35 | 0.24 | 1.58 | 1.37 | 115 | 102 |
St. Marylebone | 16.3 | 15.0 | 0.04 | — | 0.41 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.35 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | — | 0.56 | 0.19 | 1.69 | 1.48 | 130 | 101 |
Hampstead | 9.9 | 9.0 | 0.01 | — | 013 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 006 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.13 | — | — | 0.05 | 0.02 | — | .— | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 90 | 69 |
St. Pancras | 16.8 | 15.0 | 0.07 | — | 0.52 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.37 | 0.33 | — | — | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.00 | — | 0.54 | 0.21 | 1.78 | 1.66 | 132 | 108 |
Islington | 15.1 | 14.7 | 0.03 | — | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.36 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.29 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 125 | 116 |
Stoke Newington | 12.7 | 11.5 | 0.03 | — | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 019 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.28 | 0.36 | — | — | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.00 | — | 0.46 | 0.15 | 1.32 | 0.94 | 113 | 100 |
Hackney | 14.2 | 13.6 | 0.06 | — | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.29 | — | — | 0.12 | 0.09 | —— | — | 0.78 | 0.34 | 1.32 | 1.17 | 128 | 112 |
Holborn | 18.8 | 17.4 | 0.16 | — | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.51 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.04 | — | — | 0.52 | 0.29 | 2.84 | 2.58 | 132 | 131 |
Finsbury | 20.8 | 18.7 | 0.08 | — | 0.76 | 0.51 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.49 | 0.54 | — | — | 0.10 | 0.02 | — | — | 0.98 | 0.41 | 2.23 | 2.33 | 159 | 130 |
City of London | 17.3 | 16.8 | 0.05 | — | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.35 | — | — | 0.05 | 0.10 | — | — | 0.23 | 0.05 | 1.59 | 2.02 | 121 | 94 |
Shoreditch | 20.0 | 20.5 | 0.13 | — | 0.70 | 1.03 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.57 | 0.88 | — | — | 0.09 | 0.05 | — | — | 1.37 | 0.64 | 2. 06 | 2.10 | 167 | 150 |
Bethnal Green | 19.2 | 17.5 | 0.11 | — | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.15 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.46 | 0.46 | — | — | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.00 | — | 0.95 | 0.44 | 2.10 | 1.00 | 151 | 138 |
Stepney | 18.7 | 15.9 | 0.17 | — | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.33 | — | — | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.15 | 0.50 | 1.91 | 1.56 | 144 | 117 |
Poplar | 18.3 | 16.9 | 0.11 | — | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.48 | — | — | 0.09 | 0.06 | — | — | 1.24 | 0.46 | 1.65 | 1.33 | 152 | 124 |
Southwark | 19.2 | 18.0 | 0.07 | — | 0.66 | 0.54 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.42 | 0.49 | — | — | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.00 | — | 1.01 | 0.18 | 2.31 | 2.03 | 153 | 138 |
Bermondsey | 19.5 | 18.3 | 0.05 | — | 0.76 | 0.41 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.00 | — | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.00 | — | 1.10 | 0.38 | 1.91 | 1.88 | 156 | 123 |
Lambeth | 15.7 | 14.6 | 0.04 | — | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.33 | 0.35 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.00 | — | 0.76 | 0.29 | 1.46 | 1.53 | 134 | 120 |
Battersea | 14.3 | 13.3 | 0.03 | — | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 0.38 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.02 | — | — | 0.78 | 0.25 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 131 | 114 |
Wandsworth | 12.9 | 12.3 | 0.02 | — | 0.36 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.40 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.04 | — | — | 0.64 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 118 | 99 |
Camberwell | 14.6 | 13.9 | 0.05 | — | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.32 | 0.43 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.03 | — | — | 0.69 | 0.26 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 131 | 115 |
Deptford | 15.6 | 14.1 | 0.06 | — | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.38 | 0.32 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.85 | 0.29 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 136 | 108 |
Greenwich | 14.0 | 12.7 | 0.04 | — | 0.31 | 0.54 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.24 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.05 | — | — | 0.74 | 0.35 | 1.22 | 1.08 | 129 | 100 |
Lewisham | 12.1 | 11.5 * | 0.02 | — | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.34 | — | — | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — | 0.57 | 0.19 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 109 | 80 |
Woolwich | 13.8 | 12.5 | 0.06 | — | 0.22 | 0.56 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.29 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.03 | — | 0.01 | 0.72 | 0.26 | 1.49 | 1.25 | 116 | 112 |
* The rates for the County of London do not in all eases agree with those in some of the other Tables.