Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1914
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LONDON AND THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
(Compiled from Registrar-General's Report.)
Number of Cases of Infectious Disease Notified in the several Boroughs of the Administrative County of London during the 52 Weeks ended 2nd January, 1915.0
Boroughs. | Estimated Population in the middle of 1914† | Total Cases. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus. | Continued Fever. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup). | Cholera. | Erysipelas | Cerebro-spinal Fever | Puerperal Fever. | Anthrax | Glanders. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Polio-myelitis. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paddington | 142,193 | 1,255 | 10 | — | 2 | — | 743 | 295 | — | 140 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 51 | 3 |
Kensington | 171,234 | 1,379 | 11 | — | 2 | — | 962 | 200 | — | 165 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 31 | — |
Hammersmith | 123,853 | 1,313 | 14 | — | — | — | 977 | 179 | — | 102 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 31 | 1 |
Fulham | 157,303 | 1,580 | 40 | — | 1 | — | 1,043 | 271 | — | 152 | 1 | 33 | — | — | 39 | — |
Chelsea | 64,511 | 417 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | 272 | 74 | — | 34 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — |
City of Westminster | 154,544 | 1,223 | 49 | — | 2 | 1 | 844 | 186 | — | 111 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 18 | 1 |
St. Marylebone | 114,355 | 808 | 37 | — | — | — | 434 | 235 | — | 67 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 25 | — |
Hampstead | 86,388 | 596 | 17 | — | — | — | 281 | 231 | — | 45 | — | 7 | — | — | 12 | |
St. Pancras | 214,133 | 1,985 | 44 | — | 1 | — | 1,207 | 451 | — | 224 | 3 | 18 | — | — | 34 | |
Islington | 325,496 | 3,016 | 75 | — | — | — | 1,851 | 661 | — | 335 | 7 | 25 | — | — | 54 | 8 |
Stoke Newington | 50,511 | 429 | 4 | — | — | — | 264 | 98 | — | 49 | — | 3 | — | — | 11 | — |
Hackney | 223,393 | 1,699 | 28 | — | 3 | — | 806 | 495 | — | 296 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 44 | 5 |
Holborn | 46,832 | 282 | 15 | — | — | — | 171 | 64 | — | 22 | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | — |
Finsbury | 84,521 | 801 | 19 | — | — | — | 449 | 145 | — | 157 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 16 | l |
City of London | 17,831 | 137 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 85 | 31 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Shoreditch | 109,569 | 899 | 19 | — | 1 | — | 424 | 221 | — | 198 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 |
Bethnal Green | 127,807 | 1,402 | 18 | — | — | — | 654 | 376 | — | 305 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 31 | 7 |
Stepney | 275,081 | 3,537 | 47 | — | — | — | 2,089 | 885 | — | 403 | 4 | 33 | — | — | 49 | 27 |
Poplar | 160,839 | 1,384 | 34 | — | — | — | 663 | 53 | — | 222 | 9 | 23 | 2 | — | 71 | 8 |
Southwark | 188,321 | 2,248 | 24 | — | — | — | 1,447 | 340 | — | 325 | 6 | 29 | 4 | — | 69 | 4 |
Bermondsey | 124,683 | 960 | 8 | — | — | — | 581 | 216 | — | 123 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 |
Lambeth | 297,094 | 2,706 | 50 | — | 3 | — | 1,754 | 560 | — | 237 | 5 | 23 | — | — | 63 | 10 |
Battersea | 167,451 | 1,502 | 21 | — | — | — | 996 | 267 | — | 156 | 1 | 13 | — | — | 47 | 1 |
Wandsworth | 331,321 | 2,319 | 47 | — | — | — | 1,410 | 537 | — | 238 | 3 | 31 | 1 | — | 50 | 2 |
Camberwell | 261,828 | 2,371 | 29 | — | 1 | — | 1,541 | 458 | — | 270 | 4 | 24 | — | — | 39 | 5 |
Deptford | 109,269 | 1,370 | 9 | — | — | — | 863 | 252 | — | 229 | — | 5 | — | — | 11 | 1 |
Greenwich | 96,018 | 945 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 552 | 243 | — | 123 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 9 | — |
Lewisham | 169,211 | 1,563 | 51 | — | — | — | 955 | 406 | — | 129 | — | 7 | — | — | 14 | 1 |
Woolwich | 122,431 | 1,218 | 15 | — | — | — | 693 | 387 | — | 101 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 14 | — |
Port of London | ? | 15 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Administrative County of London | 4,518,021 | 41,382 | 779 | 1 | 18 | 3§ | 25,015 | 9,118 | — | 4,970 | 73 | 393 | 11 | — | 885 | 93 |
Ages 0-1 | 1,509 | 2 | — | — | — | 233 | 182 | — | 164 | 32 | — | — | — | 884 | 12 | |
,, 1-5 | 8,982 | 25 | — | 2 | — | 5,882 | 2,795 | — | 195 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 63 | |
,, 5- | 14,467 | 77 | — | 3 | — | 10,675 | 3,521 | — | 165 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | |
,, 10- | 6,396 | 103 | — | 1 | — | 4,863 | 1,265 | — | 159 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
,, 15- | 2,418 | 110 | — | 3 | — | 1,494 | 479 | — | 320 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
,, 20- | 1,608 | 117 | — | 2 | — | 810 | 359 | — | 239 | 1 | 79 | 1 | — | — | — | |
,, 25- | 2,130 | 170 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 807 | 349 | — | 579 | 3 | 215 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
,, 35- | 1,497 | 112 | — | 1 | 2 | 228 | 135 | — | 924 | — | 92 | 3 | — | — | — | |
,, 45- | 1,157 | 55 | — | 2 | — | 44 | 47 | — | 1,008 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
,,55- | 722 | 14 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 11 | — | 685 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
,, 65 and upwards | 559 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 545 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Age not stated | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*This table is supplied by the Medical Officer of Health of the Administrative County of London and is
compiled from returns which the London County Council receives from the Metropolitan Asylums Board under
section 55 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act. 1891.
† Based on the results of the Censuses of 1901 and 1911
‡The figures for enteric fever, diphtheria and erysipelas at "all ages" exclude Naval and Military
cases.
§ Subsequently found not to be cases of small-pox.