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 1918 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table showing the Infantile Death-Rates in the County of London, the City of London, and the Metropolitan Boroughs during 1918.
| DISTRICT. | Deaths under 1 yearper 1000 Births. |
|---|---|
| Lewisham | 72 |
| Hampstead | 77 |
| Chelsea | 88 |
| Kensington | 91 |
| Stoke Newington | 93 |
| Wandsworth | 95 |
| Lambeth . | 97 |
| Deptford | 98 |
| Battersea | 99 |
| Camberwell | 102 |
| St. Pancras | 102 |
| Hammersmith | 102 |
| Woolwich | 106 |
| Westminster | 108 |
| Finsbury | 109 |
| Fulham | 109 |
| Islington | 110 |
| Poplar | 110 |
| Hackney | 112 |
| St. Marylebone | 113 |
| Stepney | 113 |
| Paddington | 116 |
| Greenwich | 118 |
| Southwark | 126 |
| Bethnal Green | 129 |
| Bermondsey | 134 |
| Holborn | 147 |
| City of London | 158 |
| Shoreditch | 163 |