Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1894
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Sanitary Areas. | Estimated Population in the middle of 1893. | notified Cases of infectious disease | deaths from principal Infectious Diseases. | Deaths from all causes | Death Rate per 1000 living. | Deaths 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 per1000 persons living. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria.‡ | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | OtherContinued Fevers. | Diarrhœa. | Total. | Annual Rate per 1000 persons living. | |||||
LONDON | 4,306,411 | 2813 | 36,901 | 13,694 | 22 | 3663 | 205 | 397 | 9700 | 86 | 67.4 | 15.7 | 186 | 1658 | 1587 | 3196 | 2327 | 5 | 675 | 21 | 3436 | 13,091 | 3.0 | 90,060 | 20.9 | 164 |
West District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paddington | 120,421 | 68 | 778 | 289 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 240 | 140 | 12.2 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 70 | 60 | .. | 21 | .. | 57 | 275 | 2.3 | 2141 | 17.8 | 150 | ||
Kensington | 167,029 | 102 | 943 | 373 | 1 | 97 | 11 | 9 | 273 | 2 | 181 | 10.8 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 83 | 65 | .. | 17 | .. | 100 | 348 | 2.1 | 2942 | 17.6 | 169 |
Hammersmith | 103,044 | 17 | 665 | 279 | .. | 67 | .. | 18 | 183 | 1 | 123 | 12.0 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 53 | 50 | .. | 15 | 2 | 83 | 246 | 2.4 | 1872 | 18.2 | 160 |
Fulham | 104,735 | 30 | 706 | 251 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 18 | 156 | 5 | 123 | 11.8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 64 | 82 | .. | 17 | .. | 132 | 342 | 3.3 | 2024 | 19.3 | 176 |
Chelsea | 98.182 | 43 | 589 | 236 | .. | 76 | 1 | 5 | 206 | 1 | 115 | 11.8 | 1 | 23 | 32 | 52 | 68 | .. | 17 | 2 | 73 | 268 | 2.7 | 1955 | 19.9 | 158 |
St. George, Hanover Square | 76,043 | 23 | 591 | 123 | .. | 68 | 2 | 3 | 82 | 2 | 89 | 11.8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 34 | 14 | .. | 12 | 2 | 26 | 118 | 1.6 | 1228 | 16.1 | 133 |
Westminster | 54,829 | 47 | 420 | 83 | .. | 41 | .. | 5 | 84 | 2 | 68 | 12.4 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 15 | .. | 7 | 1 | 43 | 110 | 2.0 | 1290 | 23.5 | 188 | |
St. James, Westminster | 24,000 | 52 | 113 | 46 | .. | 22 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 27 | 11.3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | .. | 6 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 1.8 | 474 | 19.8 | 146 | |
Marylebone | 139,726 | 179 | 913 | 401 | 2 | 94 | 3 | 10 | 379 | 2 | 198 | 14.2 | 5 | 32 | 68 | 94 | 78 | .. | 20 | 1 | 84 | 382 | 2.7 | 3192 | 22.8 | 151 |
Hampstead | 73,380 | 14 | 516 | 166 | .. | 35 | 3 | 5 | 78 | 81 | 11.1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 38 | 6 | .. | 8 | .. | 22 | 97 | 1.3 | 948 | 12.9 | 102 | |
St. Pancras | 233,936 | 120 | 2589 | 784 | .. | 169 | 3 | 24 | 656 | 5 | 435 | 18.6 | 9 | 154 | 100 | 201 | 106 | .. | 27 | .. | 164 | 761 | 3.3 | 5138 | 22.0 | 172 |
Islington | 327,919 | 122 | 2989 | 901 | 1 | 263 | 7 | 40 | 702 | 1 | 502 | 15.3 | 2 | 129 | 94 | 200 | 197 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 259 | 930 | 2.8 | 6405 | 19.5 | 164 |
Hackney | 240,584 | 65 | 2505 | 965 | .. | 363 | 7 | 18 | 499 | 4 | 442 | 18.4 | 4 | 57 | 74 | 206 | 165 | .. | 53 | 1 | 164 | 724 | 3.0 | 4532 | 18.8 | 152 |
St. Giles | 38,641 | 73 | 238 | 78 | .. | 32 | .. | 2 | 98 | 52 | 13.5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 18 | .. | 6 | .. | 23 | 93 | 2.4 | 925 | 23.9 | 131 | |
St. Martin-in-the-Fields | 14,034 | 11 | 102 | 27 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 9 | 15 | 11.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 21 | 1.5 | 298 | 21.2 | 188 | |
Strand | 23,788 | 32 | 140 | 76 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | 22 | 28 | 11.8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | 12 | 68 | 2.9 | 713 | 30.0 | 219 | |
Holborn | 32,690 | 30 | 311 | 98 | 1 | 41 | .. | 2 | 95 | 51 | 17.7 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 16 | .. | 13 | .. | 27 | 109 | 3.3 | 886 | 27.1 | 214 | |
Clerkenwell | 65,589 | 17 | 731 | 304 | .. | 68 | 8 | 1 | 229 | 3 | 136 | 20.8 | .. | 79 | 30 | 76 | 51 | .. | 10 | .. | 73 | 319 | 4.9 | 1745 | 26.6 | 202 |
St. Luke | 41,577 | 16 | 361 | 155 | .. | 32 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 73 | 17.7 | 1 | 58 | 28 | 46 | 40 | .. | 12 | .. | 47 | 232 | 5.6 | 1282 | 30.8 | 174 | |
City of London | 35,870 | 27 | 299 | 68 | 1 | 27 | 1 | .. | 76 | 3 | 50 | 14.0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | .. | 1 | 10 | 48 | 1.3 | 843 | 23.5 | 132 | |
East Districts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoreditch | 123,440 | 28 | 1008 | 514 | 1 | 117 | 4 | 10 | 317 | 4 | 200 | 16.2 | 3 | 129 | 39 | 137 | 80 | .. | 16 | 1 | 161 | 566 | 4.6 | 3153 | 25.5 | 178 |
Bethnal Green | 129,620 | 79 | 1488 | 746 | .. | 138 | 4 | 18 | 426 | 4 | 290 | 22.4 | 7 | 83 | 71 | 136 | 60 | .. | 25 | .. | 145 | 527 | 4.1 | 3257 | 25.1 | 177 |
Whitechapel | 75,178 | 99 | 811 | 208 | 1 | 62 | .. | 9 | 216 | 140 | 18.7 | 5 | 37 | 32 | 61 | 26 | .. | 8 | .. | 66 | 235 | 3.1 | 1916 | 25.5 | 168 | |
St. George-in-the-East | 45,493 | 53 | 485 | 240 | .. | 44 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 1 | 94 | 20.7 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 62 | 23 | .. | 4 | .. | 85 | 221 | 4.9 | 1403 | 30.8 | 209 |
Limehouse | 57,115 | 80 | 710 | 240 | 3 | 115 | 1 | 6 | 186 | 134 | 23.5 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 61 | 64 | 1 | 18 | .. | 61 | 269 | 4.7 | 1613 | 28.2 | 205 | |
Mile End Old Town | 108,041 | 115 | 1179 | 352 | .. | 146 | .. | 5 | 282 | 207 | 19.2 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 80 | 44 | .. | 29 | .. | 121 | 361 | 3.3 | 2430 | 22.5 | 149 | |
Poplar | 169,141 | 217 | 1883 | 1149 | 1 | 390 | 36 | 10 | 566 | 1 | 25.1 | 12 | 32 | 105 | 168 | 74 | 1 | 62 | .. | 185 | 639 | 3.8 | 3905 | 23.1 | 169 | |
St. Saviour, Southwark | 26,854 | 18 | 210 | 89 | .. | 91 | .. | 1 | 54 | 3??? | 14.6 | .. | 6 | 18 | 17 | 20 | .. | 3 | .. | 18 | 82 | 3.1 | 649 | 24.2 | 154 | |
St. George, Southwark | 59,953 | 80 | 594 | 189 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 144 | 1 | 106 | 17.7 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 45 | 74 | .. | 13 | .. | 70 | 286 | 4.8 | 1700 | 28.4 | 206 |
Newington | 117,672 | 64 | 1101 | 478 | .. | 66 | 1 | 6 | 284 | 1 | 200 | 17.0 | 6 | 34 | 51 | 93 | 109 | .. | 13 | .. | 126 | 432 | 3.7 | 2856 | 24.3 | 176 |
St. Olave, Southwark | 12,903 | 11 | 117 | 32 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 36 | 20 | 15.7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 9 | 29 | 2.2 | 312 | 24.2 | 141 | |
Bermondsey | 84,246 | 55 | 570 | 229 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 188 | 13.0 | 4 | 36 | 30 | 80 | 46 | 1 | 8 | .. | 70 | 275 | 3.3 | 2004 | 23.8 | 168 | ||
Rotherhithe | 40,020 | 90 | 302 | 106 | . | 29 | 3 | 4 | 80 | 15.3 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 33 | .. | 8 | .. | 25 | 136 | 3.4 | 927 | 23.2 | 165 | ||
Lambeth | 280,284 | 103 | 2247 | 829 | 3 | 159 | 59 | 27 | 581 | 30 | 403 | 14.4 | 5 | 113 | 69 | 185 | 151 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 197 | 761 | 2.7 | 5749 | 20.5 | 149 |
Battersea | 158,105 | 116 | 1491 | 660 | 2 | 128 | 9 | 19 | 432 | 1 | 283 | 18.1 | 12 | 93 | 40 | 167 | 114 | .. | 22 | .. | 122 | 570 | 3.6 | 2980 | 18.9 | 169 |
Wandsworth | 172,143 | 34 | 1291 | 453 | 1 | 118 | 5 | 20 | 380 | 2 | 230 | 13.4 | 1 | 36 | 53 | 113 | 81 | .. | 18 | 1 | 119 | 422 | 2.5 | 2617 | 15.2 | 142 |
Camberwell | 245,143 | 143 | 1854 | 515 | .. | 141 | 5 | 23 | 436 | 8 | 312 | 12.8 | 11 | 83 | 73 | 130 | 109 | .. | 27 | .. | 186 | 619 | 2.5 | 4724 | 19.3 | 161 |
*GREENWICH | 171,120 | 183 | 1469 | 491 | .. | 115 | 5 | 22 | 357 | 264 | 15.4 | 13 | 103 | 71 | 147 | 100 | .. | 28 | 1 | 143 | 606 | 3.5 | 3510 | 20.5 | 165 | |
Lewisham (excluding Penge) | 77,473 | 26 | 567 | 207 | .. | 45 | .. | 8 | 171 | 102 | 13.2 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 53 | 8 | .. | 9 | 1 | 29 | 135 | 1.7 | 1133 | 14.6 | 128 | |
Woolwich | 41,854 | 61 | 258 | 27 | .. | 28 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 42 | 10.2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 20 | .. | 5 | 1 | 33 | 101 | 2.4 | 842 | 20.1 | 160 |
Plumstead | 94,596 | 60 | 765 | 237 | .. | 44 | 3 | 10 | 132 | 125 | 13.2 | 2 | 53 | 48 | 85 | 32 | .. | 11 | .. | 54 | 285 | 3.0 | 1547 | 16.4 | 137 | |
port of London | ... | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
* This refers to the whole of the District.
† luding 668 cases of Membranous Croup.
‡Including Deaths from Membranous Croup.
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