Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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1903]
Table III.
| Boroughs. | Estimated Population, 1903. | Area in Acres. | (Density) Persons to each Acre. | Death Rates. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Zymotic Diseases. | ||||
| Cols. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| London | 4,613,812 | 74,839 | 61 6 | 15 2 | 1.76 |
| Woolwich | 121,478 | 8.276 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 1.10 |
| Lewisham | 136,405 | 7,014 | 19.4 | 11.1 | 0.96 |
| Greenwich | 99,824 | 3,852 | 25.9 | 13.3 | 1.74 |
| Wandsworth | 249,678 | 9.129 | 27.3 | 12.4 | 1.61 |
| City of London | 24,539 | 671 | 36.6 | 14.6 | 0.86 |
| Hampstead | 85,197 | 2,265 | 37.6 | 10.0 | 0.58 |
| Hammersmith | 115,803 | 2,286 | 50.6 | 14.1 | 1.60 |
| Camberwell | 265,562 | 4,480 | 59.3 | 13.7 | 1.36 |
| Stoke Newington | 62,069 | 863 | 60.3 | 12.6 | 1.46 |
| Hackney | 224,082 | 3,288 | 68.1 | 13.8 | 1.77 |
| City of Westminster | 179,052 | 2,502 | 71.6 | 13.6 | 1.00 |
| Deptford | 112,537 | 1,562 | 72.0 | 14.9 | 2.19 |
| Poplar | 169,550 | 2,327 | 72.8 | 18.2 | 2.99 |
| Lambeth | 307,711 | 4,080 | 75.4 | 15.2 | 1.73 |
| Kensington | 178.409 | 2,291 | 77.9 | 13.9 | 1.56 |
| Battersea | 173,422 | 2,160 | 80.3 | 14.2 | 1.98 |
| Bermondsey | 129,801 | 1,500 | 86.5 | 18.4 | 2.05 |
| Fulham | 147,780 | 1,703 | 86.8 | 13.9 | 2.22 |
| St. Pancras | 235,716 | 2,694 | 87.5 | 16.1 | 1.90 |
| St. Marylebone | 131,234 | 1,472 | 89.1 | 16.4 | 1.60 |
| Paddington | 146,032 | 1,356 | 107.6 | 13.2 | 1.31 |
| Islington | 339,137 | 3,092 | 110.0 | 14.2 | 1.39 |
| Chelsea | 74,169 | 660 | 112.3 | 15.3 | 1.14 |
| Holborn | 57,845 | 405 | 142.8 | 18.6 | 1.44 |
| Finsbury | 99,717 | 589 | 169.3 | 20.2 | 2.32 |
| Stepney | 302,153 | 1,765 | 171.2 | 18.0 | 2.36 |
| Bethnal Green | 130,028 | 759 | 171.2 | 18.2 | 2.24 |
| Shoreditch | 117,513 | 658 | 178.5 | 19.3 | 2.89 |
| Southwark | 207,369 | 1,131 | 183.3 | 18.1 | 1.99 |