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Greenwich 1915

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1915

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Table: Analysis of Sickness and Mortality Statistics in London during the Year 1915.

Analysis of Sickness and Mortality Statistics in London during the Year 1915.

Cities and Boroughs.Estimated Civil Population.Notified Cases of Infectious Disease.Deaths from Principal Infectious Diseases.Deaths from all causes.Death-rate per 1000 living.†
Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.*Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Other continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.Poliomyelitis.Total.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.*Whooping-cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total.Annual rate per 1000 persons living.
Paddington131,397-435282-1827132141898-931120316912521.82,65117.2
Kensington171,1001426174—2011188401762—1111116212692301.42,60715.5
Hammersmith118,559—427186—23—594308773—471314272451481.21,93216.2
Fulham151,1616619271—14—24922021,04831222027505753021.92,34915.5
Chelsea58,421—144105—19—533103319—40568—17761.21,11619.1
City of Westminster135,104—614325—13—97126—1,061—381112114391150.82,22916.4
St. Marylebone100,260—306138—121384101555—5398162461341.21,70016.9
Hampstead81,760—192138—12—352102409—222106117580.71,01412.4
St. Pancras200,322—1,009440—36—132043781,747—6422245181022711.33,52717.6
Islington316,242—1,332626—27—2320340152,266—152405810551645241.65,55517.5
Stoke Newington50,527—199107—4—23932356—2479727561.177815.3
Hackney217,883—762407—402922336—1,479—677294361222741.23,25914.9
Holborn40,405—15870—6—22912—277—1911112113571.275918.7
Finsbury76,915—441133—6—65710—653—54109451832022.41,64321.3
City of London19,461—5850—3——511118—4—31—3110.630815.8
Shoreditch103,627—557271—22291833911,083—6811223631302702.52,05219.8
Bethnal Green120,2071786532—18—91962471,573—10111394141353312.62,11017.5
Stepney265,73111,5391,1114311132992451,035—11129725332365041.84,60317.3
Poplar156,247—475307—18—131882251,028—1189347251734112.63,04619.4
Southwark179,424—467389—231262552511,187—13112374631483772.03,72720.7
Bermondsey117,188—367225—2117125182766—1109217931343562.92,50421.3
Lambeth284,188—904434—33—271804451,627—102194549131393671.24,94417.3
Battersea161,945—672394—27—514226111,277—164929776793642.22,64816.3
Wandsworth312,249—1,321732151—1119151112,369—16522546691174331.34,19513.4
Camberwell254,385—851405—261162102911,539—958304061463251.23,91815.4
Deptford110,299—438200—37—4150152846—55910654902392.21,96217.8
Greenwich96,3852525171—25—411121—859—46414437501641.71,69017.5
Lewisham164,438—478253—16—4105131870—51516293391430.82,12412.9
Woolwich134,828—602287—32—61374921,115—45720165311241.01,84113.7
Port of London——41—7——51—18———————————

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* Including Membranous Croup.