London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finsbury 1910
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1910
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| Borough. | Rate. | Borough. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea., | Lambeth | 25.6 | |
| Bermondsey | 31.2 | Lewisham | 20.75 |
| Bethnal Green | 32.1 | City of London | |
| Camberwell | Paddington | 19.84 | |
| Chelsea | Poplar | 29.69 | |
| Deptford | 24.7 | St. Marylebone | 20.1 |
| FINSBURY | 29.9 | St. Pancras | 22.7 |
| Fulham | 27.2 | Shoreditch | |
| Greenwich | 21.41 | Southwark | 26.6 |
| Hackney | 22.1 | Stepney | 28.9 |
| Hammersmith | 22.8 | Stoke Newington | |
| Hampstead | 14.0 | Wandsworth | 20.26 |
| Holborn | 19.1 | Westminster | 15.0 |
| Islington | 23.21 | Woolwich | 22.1 |
| Kensington | 17. 5 |
The figures for Bethnal Green, Camberwell, and Hackney have
been obtained from the Registrar-General's return, the rest from
the. medical officers of the various boroughs.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907.
This Act came into force on the 9th March, 1908, having been
adopted by the Borough Council on 19th December, 1907.
All births, including still-births, must be notified to the Medical
Officer of Health within 36 hours by the father or by any person
who at the time of the birth or within 6 hours thereafter was
in attendance on the mother. For the purpose of notification,
stamped addressed envelopes are supplied free of charge to all
Doctors and Midwives resident or practising in the Borough.