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 Lewisham]
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Table 12
Death Rates of London and Metropolitan Boroughs during the year 1905, after distribution of deaths in Public Institutions.
Boroughs | Per 1000 Persons Living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births registered | ||||||||||||
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Deaths from | ||||||||||||||
Births. | All Causes | Principal Epidemic Diseases | Small-Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping-Cough | Typhus | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia* (Origin uncertain) | Diarrhoea | Phthisis | ||
CntyofL'nd'n | 27.1 | 15.1 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.32 | — | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.72 | 1.42 | 129 |
West. | ||||||||||||||
Paddington | 21.6 | 13.3 | 1.39 | — | 0.42 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.34 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.53 | 0.96 | 123 |
Kensington | 19.3 | 14.0 | 1.39 | — | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.33 | — | 0.07 | — | 0.51 | 1.14 | 144 |
Hammersmith | 26.2 | 13.9 | 1.70 | — | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.48 | — | 0.04 | — | 0.67 | 1.16 | 135 |
Fulham | 30.4 | 15.1 | 2.71 | — | 0.54 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.53 | — | 0.06 | — | 1.29 | 1.22 | 145 |
Chelsea | 21.3 | 14.8 | 1.03 | — | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.30 | — | 0.05 | — | 0.42 | 1.51 | 117 |
Ctyof Wstmstr | 16.8 | 13.5 | 0.81 | — | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.16 | — | 0.02 | - | 0.29 | 1.51 | 114 |
North. | ||||||||||||||
St. Marylebone | 30.0 | 15.5 | 1.12 | — | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0 01 | 0.42 | 1.46 | 88 | |
Hampstead | 16.2 | 9.3 | 0.53 | — | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.19 | 0.02 | — | 0.13 | 0.83 | 94 | |
St.. Pancra | 24.7 | 15.8 | 1.50 | — | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.35 | 0.03 | — | 0.57 | 1.52 | 135 | |
Islington | 25.2 | 14.5 | 1.47 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.33 | 0.05 | — | 0.52 | 1.26 | 125 | |
Stoke Nwingtn | 20.5 | 12.9 | 1.14 | — | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.19 | - | — | — | 0.57 | 1.33 | 122 |
Hackney | 25.8 | 140 | 1.98 | 0.01 | 0.36 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.29 | — | 0.12 | — | 1.01 | 1.15 | 129 |
Central | ||||||||||||||
Holborn | 28.5 | 17.5 | 1.12 | — | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.30 | — | 0.07 | — | 0.41 | 2.84 | 92 |
Finsbury | 34.7 | 19.0 | 2.17 | — | 0.42 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.33 | — | 0.09 | — | 1.00 | 2.02 | 127 |
City of London | 13.5 | 17'4 | 0.57 | — | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.09 | — | — | — | 0.31 | 1.34 | 149 |
East. | ||||||||||||||
Shoreditch | 33.5 | 19.7 | 2.96 | 0.02 | 0.54 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.76 | — | 0.03 | — | 1.22 | 1.96 | 167 |
Bethnal Green | 33.2 | 18.6 | 2.27 | — | 0.36 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.42 | — | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.98 | 2.04 | 151 |
Stepney | 35.3 | 17.7 | 2.58 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.45 | — | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.15 | 1.72 | 141 |
Poplar | 32.1 | 17.6 | 2.65 | — | 0.47 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.47 | — | 0.06 | — | 1.24 | 1.53 | 153 |
South. | ||||||||||||||
South wark | 30.0 | 18.5 | 2.39 | — | 0.74 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.38 | — | 0.05 | — | 0.88 | 2.13 | 148 |
Bermondsey | 33.3 | 18.7 | 2.21 | — | 0.48 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.29 | — | 0.06 | — | 1.11 | 1.79 | 148 |
Lambeth | 28.3 | 14.9 | 1.50 | — | 0.31 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.26 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.68 | 1.38 | 115 |
Battersea | 27.4 | 14.5 | 1.99 | — | 0.71 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.29 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.75 | 1.34 | 131 |
Wandsworth | 260 | 12.6 | 1.46 | — | 0.34 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.29 | — | 0.04 | — | 0.57 | 1.02 | 119 |
Camberwell | 25.6 | 13.7 | 1.30 | — | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.25 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.54 | 1.21 | 124 |
Deptford | 28.9 | 14.3 | 1.19 | — | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.17 | — | 0.05 | — | 0.66 | 1.22 | 122 |
Greenwich | 25.9 | 13.4 | 1.30 | — | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.14 | — | 0.05 | — | 0.73 | 1.26 | 119 |
Woolwich | 28.4 | 12.8 | 1.02 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.13 | — | 0.06 | 0.51 | 1.52 | 102 |
In this Table 0.00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 0.005; where no
death occurred, — is inserted. ''Originally described Simple Continued Fever.