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 for the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London
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TABLE 10.
DEATHS of PERSONS belonging to LONDON and its SANITARY AREAS registered in the 52 Weeks of 1898.
Sanitary Areas. | Population estimated to the middle of 1898. | Deaths from | Deaths under 1 year of Age. | |||||||||||
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All Causes. | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping - cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Simple Continued Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis. | |||
REGISTRATION LONDON | 4,504,766 | 82,037 | 12,482 | 1 | 3,069 | 581 | 1,756 | 2,157 | 3 | 554 | 9 | 4,352 | 7,746 | 21,931 |
West London | 784,394 | 13,281 | 1,947 | 1 | 595 | 115 | 249 | 259 | 2 | 87 | 2 | 637 | 1,188 | 3,270 |
North „ | 1,061,560 | 17,908 | 2,631 | — | 721 | 126 | 375 | 440 | 1 | 152 | 1 | 815 | 1,632 | 4,463 |
Central „ | 239,567 | 5,268 | 669 | — | 181 | 37 | 105 | 87 | — | 27 | 1 | 231 | 636 | 1,176 |
East „ | 720,721 | 15,617 | 2,582 | — | 618 | 81 | 318 | 536 | — | 101 | 2 | 926 | 1,478 | 4,759 |
South „ | 1,698,524 | 29,963 | 4,653 | — | 954 | 222 | 709 | 833 | — | 187 | 3 | 1,743 | 2,812 | 8,263 |
Paddington | 127,480 | 2,041 | 307 | — | 93 | 8 | 61 | 44 | — | 17 | 1 | 83 | 175 | 479 |
Kensington | 172,174 | 2,809 | 347 | — | 120 | 24 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 13 | — | 110 | 217 | 659 |
Hammersmith | 107,370 | 1,964 | 342 | — | 129 | 22 | 23 | 36 | — | 12 | — | 120 | 159 | 554 |
Fulham | 125,275 | 2,155 | 395 | — | 59 | 35 | 61 | 41 | — | 18 | 1 | 180 | 184 | 722 |
Chelsea | 96,713 | 1,752 | 262 | — | 92 | 15 | 41 | 26 | — | 14 | — | 74 | 161 | 410 |
St. George, Hanover Square | 80,608 | 1,059 | 104 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 16 | — | 9 | — | 29 | 105 | 170 |
St. Mar. & St. John, Wstmr. | 52,574 | 1,090 | 157 | — | 52 | 5 | 22 | 43 | — | 3 | — | 32 | 138 | 197 |
St. James, Westminster | 22,200 | 411 | 33 | — | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 42 | 79 |
St. Marylebone | 140,483 | 2,565 | 331 | — | 129 | 13 | 45 | 43 | — | 22 | — | 79 | 251 | 535 |
Hampstead | 78,755 | 917 | 110 | — | 26 | 3 | 19 | 27 | — | 10 | 1 | 24 | 58 | 189 |
St. Pancras | 243,416 | 4,651 | 602 | — | 111 | 53 | 96 | 87 | 1 | 41 | — | 214 | 482 | 1168 |
Islington | 344,616 | 5,712 | 958 | — | 334 | 26 | 90 | 180 | — | 36 | — | 291 | 501 | 1499 |
Stoke Newington | 34,660 | 475 | 54 | — | 10 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 27 | 36 | 91 |
Hackney | 219,630 | 3,588 | 576 | — | 111 | 30 | 120 | 94 | — | 41 | — | 180 | 304 | 881 |