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Death-rates of London and its Sanitary Areas during the Fiftytwo
Weeks of 1899, after Distribution of Deaths in
Public Institutions.
Sanitary Areas.
All Causes.
Principal
Zymotic Diseases.
Registration London
19.3
2.46
West London
18.0
1.91
North London
17.8
2.16
Central London
23.0
2.21
East London
22.9
3.17
South London
18.8
2.62
Wandsworth
15.3
1.89
Plumstead
14.3
1.35
Lee
15.1
2.06
Lewisham (excluding Penge)
16.3
2.23
Battersea
16.7
2.22
CAMBERWELL
17.4
2.52
Greenwich
18.8
2.76
Lambeth
19.2
2.65
Rotherhithe
21.1
2.80
Woolwich
21.2
2.44
Newington
24.0
3.67
Bermondsey
24.1
3.46
St.Olave
24.9
2.61
St. Saviour
25.1
3.51
St. George-the-Martyr
27.7
4.53
The increase is present all over the Parish, but is most
marked in St. George's, where, in contrast to last year when we
had a decrease, there has been a considerable increase. It is
worth while pointing out further that there was a higher
number of births, although this increase is not large enough
to account for the higher death-rate through there being a
much larger number of infants under a year.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the death-rate for
Camberwell is 17.4. The difference, I think, can be explained
to some extent by the variation in our estimates of the population,
and still more by the fact that I have included the deaths
of all persons in outside institutions, no matter how long they
may have been away from this Parish.