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Greenwich 1895

Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1896

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Table No. 9. ANALYSIS OF SICKNESS AND MORTALITY STATISTICS IN LONDON FOR THE YEAR 1895. (Specially compiled for "The Lancet".)

Sanitary Areas.Estimated Population in the middle of 1895.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.
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.Other Continued Fevers.Diarrhoea.Total.Annual Rate per 1000 persons living.
LONDON4,392,34697919,75711,22314350610523656602941,5099·555262882922891480559610357411,4662·685,13819·4165
West Districts.
Paddington122,75610417238-71-810318486·9-19144720-13-942071·7210717·2164
Kensington167,6719532380-9947259-12907·7-34289038-1511163221·9275916·5172
Hammersmith108,4298379205-575288-7446·9127174443-12-812252·1181016·7166
Fullham117,7452344393-583698_9047·7-51217750-1211303422·9219518·7187
Chelsea99,9304575307-7328107-107610·8111255735-13-792212·2191319·2168
St. George, Hanover Square74,037430396-393168_-5147·0110102426-91361171·6117515·2138
Westminster54,0036179105-272303496·5-2562115-3-411112·1114621·3185
St. James, Westminster23,14982111116-1556·72341066311·341117·8144
North Districts.
Marylebone137,392106498232-13547234112178·9925143539231932391·7284320·8138
Hampstead77.5922306117-633451_5467·1-9814719129781·093112·0135
St. Pancras233,543151082555-153418413-22409·612285213194-30-2057418·2477820·5174
Islington335,9292517255954197922334-29118·71141671467913022196862·0575317·2143
Stoke Newington35,234_13160-30-1282507·1-7155-4-17391·147113·4116
Hackney215,6231410375011257613288121189·91120418365145-1895452·5373517·4154
Central Districts.
St. Giles37,6541314963-26-1593118·321361313-2-28772·185922·9160
St. Martin-in-the-Fields13,53634018-14--7826·112276-1-5241·824418·1265
Strand22,586511141-24--171988·8269133-5-11492·256925·3715
Holborn32,1883114558-20-160-3159·8-45678---24902·881025·2212
Clerkenwell65,0361132614315654936399·9-93173441111-532503·9149123·0192
St. Luke40,763314995-331282_-3659·0-10652021-6-662245·5122630·2184
City of London33,824614243-351224_2537·5-15483-13-12551·672021·4157
East District
Shoreditch122,93216584251-10542184111479·42106305887-22-1554603·8285623·3199
Bethnal Green130,0619475247412227310-176113·641163010134-17-1394413·4276921·4162
Whitechapel75,820102508289131-1114-104613·8482235819-10-542503·3182424·1157
St. George-in-the-East45,22721300219-38216965014·4-88205021-7-602465·5133029·5196
Limehouse56,88521401190-54127474313·1186204540-10-592614·6154727·3202
Mile End Old Town108,4435467148378-3205149413·811132611142-17-1144243·9243622·5165
Poplar171,230289917771177118278-227113·312164815280-331476774·0386522·6183
South Districts.
St. Saviour, Southwark26,570410467_-111252128·0_1761313-1-26762·967725·5205
St. George, Southwark60,16848185105—-4526214487·549141738_7-691943·2152425·4198
Newington119,35820423279-8419142-9588·04132165271-1511104013·4287224·1201
St. Olave, Southwark13,06513122-2-17_644·9-3-47-2-15312·431424·1206
Bermondsey83,8618304115158-474-5646·7-114162920-11-802703·2186922·3162
Rotherhithe40,71338257144132--87356213·811983110-9-321102·778319·3148
Lambeth284,883541416657121520163721727689·7215053112132-2622647412·6556719·6152
Battersea165,130228304041133510249-165410·0198309253-22-1454422·7287217·4177
Wandsworth185,95615654286-13437220213217·1230164624126-1062501·3274714·8132
Camberwell252,73786874903237216313224339·771114617968-33-2046482.6461018·3164
Greenwich (including Deptford)175,18342860882215017211216412·43493618455-17-1214652·7330518·9150
Lewisham (excluding Penge)82,4101283128-_391877-5376·5_1291432-7-521261·5118714·4135
Woolwich42,768118867-50-231-3397·9_611143-9-30731·774817·5153
Lee38,832516446-14-341-2737·0_185115-3-12541·456114·5140
Plumstead61,49418325143-2152655-76412·522410365-30-461532·592915·2133
Port of London-2-4-4--111------------

* Including 461 cases of Membranous Croup. † Including Deaths from Membranous Croup.