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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
Greenwich 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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It has been customary to include in the Report tables compiled by the Registrar General showing the comparative rates for Births, Deaths, and Infantile Mortality of the various Metropolitan Boroughs. Unfortunately at the time of going to press this information is not to hand, but through the courtesy of Dr. Allan Young, the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, who has obtained the particulars direct from the Boroughs concerned, I am enabled to give the comparative figures in the following table.
| Cities and Boroughs | Est. Resident Population (mid 1934) | Live Births (rate) | Death Rate : | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | Adjusted | ||||
| West Districts. | |||||
| Paddington | 139,790 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 95 |
| Kensington | 179,080 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 93 |
| Hammersmith | 129,170 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 77 |
| Fulham | 145,400 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 59 |
| Chelsea | 58,160 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 65 |
| Westminster | 124,050 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 66 |
| North Districts. | |||||
| St. Marylebone | 92,320 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 61 |
| Hampstead | 90,000 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 53 |
| St. Pancras.. | 187,540 | 13.1 | 12.84 | 13.19 | 65 |
| Islington | 314,200 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 62 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,620 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 60.6 |
| Hackney | 211,120 | 14.2 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 56 |
| Central Districts. | |||||
| Holborn | 36,000 | 8.58 | 12.2 | ? | 71 |
| Finsburv | 64,970 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 51 |
| City of London | 9,660 | 6.8 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 121 |
| East Districts. | |||||
| Shoreditch | 90,630 | 16.1 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 84 |
| Bethnal Green | 102,060 | 14.3 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 72.6 |
| Stepney | 214,990 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 87.2 |
| Poplar | 146,370 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 62 |
| South Districts. | |||||
| Southwark | 159,930 | 14.9 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 77 |
| Bermondsey | 105,060 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 14.1 | 64 |
| Lambeth | 283,900 | 14.21 | 12.78 | 12.65 | 63.38 |
| Battersea | 150,870 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 61.3 |
| Wandsworth | 345,250 | 10.98 | 11.18 | 10.39 | 57 |
| Camberwell | 238,360 | 13.22 | 12.31 | 12.31 | 67 |
| Deptford | 101,380 | 15.8 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 68 |
| GREENWICH | 97,250 | 13.71 | 12.23 | 12.47 | 87 |
| Lewisham | 222,180 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 43 |
| Woolwich | 145,520 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 63 |