London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finsbury 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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| City or Borough. | Estimated population. | Birth rate. | Death rate : | Infant Mortality rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude. | Adjusted | ||||
| West Districts. | |||||
| Paddington | 137,400 | 13·74 | 11·33 | 11·21 | 66 |
| Kensington | 174,100 | 12·8 | 11·7 | 10·9 | 78 |
| Hammersmith | 125,100 | 15·5 | 11·3 | 11·6 | 61 |
| Fulham | 137,700 | 14·2 | 11·6 | 11·7 | 51 |
| Chelsea | 56,050 | 10·2 | 13·5 | 11·5 | 80 |
| City of Westminster | 124,400 | 8·3 | 10·4 | 10·7 | 54·9 |
| North Districts. | |||||
| St. Marylebone | 90,680 | 8·84 | 11·12 | 11·0 | 60 |
| Hampstead | 90,480 | 11·7 | 11·4 | 10·7 | 57 |
| St. Pancras | 179,400 | 13·5 | 11·5 | 11·7 | 64 |
| Islington | 292,300 | 15·32 | 11·90 | 12·02 | 65 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,480 | 13·8 | 11·0 | 10·5 | 43·2 |
| Hackney | 205,200 | 13·4 | 10·7 | 11·2 | 56·46 |
| Central Districts. | |||||
| Holborn | 34,350 | 7·28 | 10·51 | 11·25 | 84 |
| Finsbury | 56,960 | 13·0 | 12·9 | 14·1 | 73 |
| City of London | 8,780 | 6·6 | 10·7 | 11·8 | 51·8 |
| East Districts. | |||||
| Shoreditch | 80,360 | 14·7 | 11·4 | 12·5 | 64 |
| Bethnal Green | 92,910 | 14·2 | 11·3 | 12·8 | 59·3 |
| Stepney | 200,500 | 13·06 | 11·05 | 12·92 | 60·7 |
| Poplar | 134,400 | 14·9 | 11·4 | 12·7 | 60 |
| South Districts. | |||||
| Southwark | 145,300 | 14·0 | 12·5 | 13·4 | 57 |
| Bermondsey | 97,420 | 14·8 | 11·0 | 12·54 | 45 |
| Lambeth | 272,800 | 14·09 | 11·9 | 11·7 | 51 |
| Battersea | 141,700 | 14·92 | 11·82 | 11·70 | 53·45 |
| Wandsworth | 340,100 | 11·92 | 11·17 | 10·38 | 46 |
| Camberwell | 222,400 | 13·97 | 12·27 | 12·27 | 61 |
| Deptford | 95,460 | 14·4 | 11·8 | * | 54 |
| Greenwich | 95,770 | 13·64 | 10·89 | 11·1 | 42 |
| Lewisham | 229,000 | 13·9 | 10·49 | 10·5 | 47 |
| Woolwich | 150,900 | 13·6 | 10·4 | 11·0 | 50 |
* Not available.