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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
Newington 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Newington, St. Mary]
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Analysis of Sickness and Mortality Statistics in London during the Year 1900.
| Sanitary Areas. | Estimated population in the middle of 1900. | Notified Cares of Infectious Disease. | Deaths prom Principle Infectious Diseases. | Deaths from all causes. | Death rate per 1000 living. | Death of Infants under one year to 1000 births. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Small-Pox. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Other continued fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Cholera. | Total. | Annual rate per 1000 persons living. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Simple continued Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Total. | Annual rate per 1000 persons living. | |||||
| LONDON | 4.589,129 | 88 | 13,809 | 11,994 | 7 | 4306 | 74 | 237 | 4771 | 5 | 35,291 | 7.7 | 4 | 1928 | 361 | 1539 | 1945 | 2 | 716 | 7 | 3532 | 10,034 | 2.19 | 83,732 | 18.3 | 158 |
| Paddington. | 130,104 | 5 | 306 | 153 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 123 | ... | 654 | 50 | ... | 50 | 5 | 27 | 35 | 1 | ... | 1 | 95 | 222 | 1.72 | 2069 | 15.9 | 165 |
| Kensington | 173,603 | 7 | 366 | 336 | ... | 106 | 10 | 9 | 160 | ... | 994 | 5.7 | ... | 98 | 4 | 27 | 33 | ... | 17 | ... | 107 | 286 | 1.66 | 2730 | 15.8 | 180 |
| Hammersmith | 110,903 | 2 | 352 | 252 | ... | 103 | 2 | 6 | 113 | ... | 830 | 7.6 | ... | 90 | 7 | 28 | 10 | ... | 17 | ... | 95 | 247 | 2.23 | 1887 | 17.2 | 162 |
| Fulham | 136,383 | 9 | 552 | 642 | ... | 92 | 2 | 9 | 153 | ... | 1459 | 10.7 | ... | 81 | 23 | 66 | 54 | ... | 18 | ... | 145 | 387 | 2.86 | 2350 | 17.3 | 147 |
| Chelsea | 136,383 | 2 | 233 | 180 | 1 | 81 | 3 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 579 | 6.0 | ... | 33 | 7 | 18 | 18 | ... | 19 | ... | 75 | 170 | 1.77 | 1732 | 18.0 | 149 |
| St. George Hanover -Square | 81,133 | 2 | 167 | 91 | ... | 55 | 3 | 1 | 47 | ... | 366 | 4.5 | ... | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 | ... | 17 | 63 | 0.78 | 1119 | 13.8 | 107 |
| Westminster | 51,657 | ... | 122 | 105 | ... | 31 | ... | 4 | 53 | ... | 315 | 6.1 | ... | 20 | 1 | 8 | 15 | ... | 9 | ... | 22 | 75 | 1.46 | 1062 | 20.6 | 189 |
| St. James, Westminster | 21,457 | ... | 62 | 39 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 129 | 6.0 | ... | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | 23 | 1.08 | 344 | 16.1 | 154 |
| Marylebone | 139.777 | 5 | 382 | 216 | ... | 82 | ... | 5 | 200 | ... | 890 | 6.4 | 2 | 49 | 12 | 40 | 55 | ... | 12 | 1 | 88 | 259 | 1.86 | 2627 | 18.9 | 125 |
| Hampstead | 81,766 | ... | 224 | 160 | ... | 50 | ... | 4 | 50 | ... | 488 | 6.0 | ... | 21 | 4 | 31 | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | 22 | 96 | 1.18 | 922 | 11.3 | 100 |
| St. Pancras | 245,651 | 7 | 658 | 590 | ... | 356 | 1 | 11 | 234 | ... | 1857 | 7.6 | ... | 126 | 10 | 72 | 105 | ... | 64 | 1 | 202 | 580 | 2.35 | 4639 | 18.9 | 160 |
| Islington | 351,541 | 2 | 1088 | 637 | 1 | 267 | 6 | 16 | 294 | ... | 2311 | 6.6 | 1 | 161 | 25 | 105 | 147 | ... | 49 | 1 | 178 | 667 | 1.90 | 5723 | 16.3 | 110 |
| Stoke Newington | 35,718 | ... | 126 | 130 | ... | 24 | ... | 4 | 30 | ... | 314 | 8.8 | ... | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | ... | 6 | ... | 14 | 51 | 1.43 | 449 | 12.6 | l06 |
| Hackney | 225,519 | 16 | 695 | 622 | 1 | 228 | 5 | 15 | 230 | ... | 1812 | 8.1 | ... | 33 | 19 | 59 | 112 | ... | 43 | ... | 210 | 476 | 2.11 | 3624 | 16.1 | 158 |
| St. Giles | 36,870 | ... | 98 | 60 | ... | 33 | ... | 1 | 51 | ... | 243 | 6.6 | ... | 11 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ... | 5 | ... | 19 | 61 | 1.67 | 671 | 18.2 | 118 |
| St. Martin-in-the-Fields | 11,865 | ... | 24 | 13 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 51 | 4.3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 10 | 0.84 | 209 | 17.7 | 148 |
| Strand | 22,748 | ... | 79 | 39 | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 138 | 6.1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | 26 | 1.14 | 464 | 20.5 | 135 |
| Holborn | 29,188 | ... | 99 | 67 | ... | 24 | 1 | ... | 41 | ... | 232 | 8.0 | ... | 21 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ... | 4 | ... | 24 | 69 | 2.37 | 770 | 26.5 | 240 |
| Clerkenwell | 66,007 | ... | 138 | 121 | ... | 60 | 1 | ... | 75 | ... | 396 | 6.0 | ... | 39 | 10 | 18 | 52 | ... | 6 | ... | 54 | 179 | 2.71 | 1413 | 21.5 | 167 |
| St. Luke | 66,007 | ... | 96 | 76 | ... | 32 | ... | 1 | 58 | ... | 263 | 6.5 | ... | 30 | 2 | 13 | 35 | ... | 6 | ... | 46 | 132 | 32.5 | 1085 | 26.8 | 138 |
| City of London | 26,922 | ... | 83 | 66 | ... | 29 | ... | ... | 21 | ... | 199 | 7.4 | ... | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 24 | 0.89 | 591 | 22.0 | 176 |
| Shoreditch | 120,641 | 3 | 327 | 354 | ... | 126 | 2 | 8 | 171 | ... | 991 | 8.2 | ... | 76 | 16 | 57 | 48 | ... | 14 | 1 | 152 | 364 | 3.02 | 2604 | 21.6 | 186 |
| Bethnal Green | 128,831 | 4 | 370 | 407 | ... | 153 | 1 | 8 | 234 | ... | 1177 | 9.2 | ... | 63 | 12 | 63 | 94 | ... | 18 | ... | 105 | 355 | 2.76 | 2822 | 22.0 | 168 |
| Whitechapel | 82,220 | 1 | 399 | 262 | 1 | 79 | ... | 6 | 128 | ... | 876 | 10.7 | ... | 31 | 11 | 19 | 23 | ... | ... | 49 | 142 | 1.73 | 1589 | 19.4 | 139 | |
| St. George-in-the-East | 48,875 | 7 | 138 | 118 | ... | 65 | ... | 7 | 85 | ... | 420 | 8.6 | ... | 20 | 6 | 14 | 27 | ... | 10 | ... | 50 | 127 | 2.61 | 1187 | 24.4 | 162 |
| Limehouse | 58,944 | 1 | 172 | 180 | ... | 75 | 1 | 2 | 107 | ... | 538 | 9.2 | ... | 83 | 13 | 17 | 56 | ... | 7 | ... | 65 | 241 | 4.10 | 1534 | 26.1 | 288 |
| Mile End Old Town | 113,781 | 1 | 334 | 297 | ... | 119 | ... | 6 | 176 | ... | 933 | 8.2 | ... | 60 | 7 | 35 | 58 | ... | 22 | ... | 106 | 288 | 2.53 | 2311 | 20.4 | 158 |
| Poplar | 170,968 | 2 | 498 | 645 | 1 | 268 | 2 | 10 | 194 | ... | 1620 | 9.5 | ... | 78 | 8 | 115 | 104 | ... | 47 | ... | 217 | 569 | 3.34 | 3803 | 22.3 | 192 |
| St. Saviour, Southwark | 23,854 | ... | 82 | 116 | ... | 27 | ... | 2 | 23 | ... | 250 | 10.5 | ... | 10 | ... | 15 | 12 | ... | 6 | ... | 27 | 70 | 2.93 | 600 | 25.2 | 197 |
| St. George, Southwark | 60,597 | ... | 251 | 221 | ... | 179 | 1 | 3 | 75 | ... | 730 | 12.1 | ... | 36 | 11 | 23 | 43 | ... | 12 | ... | 88 | 213 | 353 | 1652 | 27.3 | 209 |
| Newington | 125,138 | 1 | 356 | 447 | ... | 101 | ... | 10 | 134 | 1 | 1050 | 8.4 | ... | 70 | 11 | 70 | 65 | ... | 21 | ... | 118 | 355 | 2.85 | 2727 | 21.9 | 171 |
| St. Olave, Southwark | 10,909 | ... | 37 | 14 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 67 | 6.2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 20 | 1.85 | 231 | 21.2 | 120 |
| Bermondsey | 85,920 | ... | 258 | 352 | ... | 120 | ... | 6 | 60 | ... | 796 | 9.3 | ... | 42 | 7 | 59 | 64 | ... | 27 | ... | 78 | 277 | 3.24 | 1948 | 22.7 | 186 |
| Rotherhithe | 41,246 | ... | 102 | 113 | ... | 77 | ... | 3 | 71 | ... | 366 | 8.9 | ... | 40 | 6 | 26 | 22 | ... | 10 | ... | 36 | 140 | 3.40 | 883 | 21.5 | 205 |
| Lambeth | 312,152 | ... | 824 | 849 | ... | 279 | 17 | 12 | 238 | 2 | 2221 | 7.1 | ... | 69 | 21 | 101 | 98 | ... | 53 | 1 | 176 | 519 | 1.66 | 5431 | 17.4 | 145 |
| Battersea | 178,100 | ... | 545 | 316 | ... | 205 | 1 | 6 | 164 | ... | 1237 | 7.0 | ... | 78 | 11 | 34 | 108 | ... | 32 | ... | 152 | 415 | 2.34 | 2985 | 16.8 | 159 |
| Wandsworth | 217,004 | 4 | 673 | 453 | ... | 153 | 1 | 15 | 206 | ... | 1505 | 7.0 | ... | 82 | 17 | 44 | 44 | ... | 27 | 1 | 146 | 361 | 1.65 | 3204 | 14.8 | 144 |
| Camberwell | 268,457 | 3 | 817 | 901 | ... | 186 | 6 | 10 | 216 | ... | 2139 | 8.0 | ... | 40 | 12 | 132 | 122 | ... | 33 | ... | 195 | 534 | 1.99 | 4372 | 16.3 | 154 |
| Greenwich | 184,582 | ... | 685 | 522 | ... | 177 | 2 | 11 | 239 | ... | 1636 | 8.9 | ... | 58 | 15 | 64 | 111 | ... | 23 | ... | 147 | 418 | 2.27 | 3305 | 18.0 | 161 |
| Lewisham (excluding Penge) | 93,548 | ... | 418 | 311 | ... | 59 | ... | 4 | 70 | ... | 862 | 9.2 | ... | 20 | 9 | 32 | 49 | ... | 14 | ... | 76 | 200 | 2.14 | 1469 | 15.7 | 131 |
| Woolwich | 41,600 | 2 | 134 | 99 | ... | 23 | ... | 2 | 39 | ... | 299 | 7.2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 15 | ... | 3 | ... | 55 | 116 | 2.79 | 915 | 22.1 | 173 |
| Lee | 40,722 | ... | 137 | 163 | ... | 18 | ... | 2 | 24 | ... | 344 | 8.5 | ... | 5 | ... | 19 | 9 | ... | 4 | ... | 20 | 57 | 1.40 | 615 | 15.1 | 156 |
| Plum stead | 65,558 | ... | 298 | 242 | ... | 39 | 2 | 4 | 73 | ... | 658 | 10.1 | ... | 47 | 7 | 25 | 27 | ... | 9 | ... | 35 | 150 | 2.30 | 1065 | 16.3 | 129 |
| Port of London | ... | 2 | 4 | 17 | ... | 30 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |