Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table showing the Death — Rates from All Causes in the County of London, the City of London, and the Metropolitan Boroughs during 1914, as calculated by the Registrar-General.
| DISTRICT. | Death-rate from all causes. |
|---|---|
| Hampstead | 10.4 |
| Wandsworth | 10.9 |
| Lewisham | 10.9 |
| City of Westminster | 12.6 |
| Paddington | 13.0 |
| Kensington | 13.1 |
| Stoke Newington | 13.1 |
| Battersea | 13.3 |
| Fulham | 13.4 |
| City of London | 13.4 |
| Chelsea | 13.5 |
| Camberwell | 13.7 |
| Woolwich | 13.8 |
| St. Marylebone | 13.8 |
| Hammersmith | 13.9 |
| Hackney | 13.9 |
| Deptford | 14.4 |
| Lambeth | 14.6 |
| Greenwich | 14.7 |
| Islington | 15.2 |
| St. Pancras | 15.6 |
| Bethnal Green | 16.0 |
| Holborn | 16.1 |
| Stepney | 16.5 |
| Poplar | 17.1 |
| Bermondsey | 17.4 |
| Southwark | 17.8 |
| Shoreditch | 19.0 |
| Finsbury | 19.6 |
| County of London | 14.4 |
Note. —The rate stated by the Registrar-General differs from that as calculated by me
This is accounted for by the fact that the Registrar-General's figures have not yet been
completely corrected for transferable deaths.