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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
Hammersmith 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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This rate is calculated on the estimated population of each Ward.
| Ward. | Estimated Population. | No. of Deaths. | Death Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 River | 17,741 | 280 | 15.8 |
| No. 2 Brook Green | 26,958 | 277 | 10.7 |
| No. 3 The Grove | 23,076 | 279 | 12.1 |
| No. 4 St. Stephens | 9,281 | 119 | 12.8 |
| No. 5 Starch Green | 22,891 | 259 | 10.9 |
| No. 6 Wormholt | 23,960 | 303 | 12.2 |
| No. 7 College Park and Latimer | 12,193 | 135 | 11.0 |
LONDON AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
| Cities and Boroughs. | Estimated population to the middle of year 1929. | Births. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Death- rate per 1,000 living. | Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 140,300 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 87 |
| Kensington | 174,800 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 76 |
| Hammersmith | 135,100 | 15.3 | 12.2 | 68 |
| Fulham | 151,200 | 15.1 | 12.3 | 67 |
| Chelsea | 57,220 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 42 |
| City of Westminster | 115,600 | 10.2 | 13.9 | 75 |
| St. Marylebone | 97,620 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 65 |
| Hampstead | 87,740 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 60 |
| St. Pancras | 195,600 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 68 |
| Islington | 324,600 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 64 |
| Stoke Newington | 51,380 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 54 |
| Hackney | 217,000 | 15.5 | 11.4 | 60 |
| Holborn | 34,470 | 10.2 | 14.3 | 74 |
| Finsbury | 70,120 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 62 |
| City of London | 10,808 | 5.6 | 12.5 | 81 |
| Shoreditch | 98,260 | 17.1 | 12.5 | 74 |
| Bethnal Green | 109,200 | 16.8 | 12.5 | 88 |
| Stepney | 225,800 | 17.5 | 13.1 | 78 |
| Poplar | 156,300 | 17.5 | 12.4 | 77 |
| Southwark | 172,900 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 61 |
| Bermondsey | 112,400 | 17.4 | 12.5 | 57 |
| Lambeth | 295,900 | 15.3 | 12.7 | 60 |
| Battersea | 159,800 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 57 |
| Wandsworth | 353,200 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 59 |
| Camber well | 252,100 | 14.7 | 11.9 | 56 |
| Deptford | 107,200 | 16.3 | 12.0 | 53 |
| Greenwich | 100,640 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 64 |
| Lewisham | 220,800 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 49 |
| Woolwich | 142,600 | 15.1 | 11.6 | 59 |
The figures were supplied by the Medical Officers of Health.