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
Hammersmith 1932
[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 | 17,557 | 264 | 15.0 |
| No. 2 Brook Green | 25,689 | 309 | 12.0 |
| No. 3 The Grove | 22,837 | 277 | 12.1 |
| No. 4 St. Stephens | 9,184 | 132 | 14.4 |
| No. 5 Starch Green | 22,654 | 286 | 12.5 |
| No. 6 Wormholt | 23,712 | 311 | 13.3 |
| No. 7 College Park and Latimer | 12,067 | 135 | 11.2 |
LONDON AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
| Cities and Borocghs. | Estimated population. | Births. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 143,600 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 107 |
| Kensington | 183,500 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 98 |
| Hammersmith | 133,700 | 14.5 | 12.8 | g6 |
| Fulham | 149,600 | 14.3 | 12.4 | 58 |
| Chelsea | 59,430 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 52 |
| City of Westminster | 126,400 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 66 |
| St. Marylebone | 96,430 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 87 |
| Hampstead | 90,130 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 54 |
| St. Pancras | 194,000 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 69 |
| Islington | 324,600 | 15.3 | 12.4 | 68 |
| Stoke Newington | 51,680 | 15.0 | 12.9 | 53 |
| Hackney | 214,200 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 54 |
| Holborn | 36,440 | 9.6 | 14.2 | 72 |
| Finsburv | 69.030 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 81 |
| City of London | — | 6.5 | 10.2 | 46 |
| shoreditch | 95,800 | 17.5 | 12.3 | 80 |
| Bethnal Green | 106,300 | 15.4 | 12.0 | 69 |
| Stepney | 223.000 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 62 |
| I'orilar | 152,400 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 63 |
| South wark | 168,900 | 16.2 | 13.1 | 72 |
| Bermondsey | 110,100 | 16.6 | 12.0 | 56 |
| Lambeth | 292,300 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 56 |
| Battersea | 157,000 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 58 |
| Wandsworth | 353,300 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 62 |
| Camberwell | 248.000 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 65 |
| Deptford | 105,100 | 15.9 | 12.2 | 65 |
| Greenwich | 99,590 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 80 |
| Lewisham | 221,500 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 54 |
| Woolwich | 146,900 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 60 |
The figures were supplied by the Medical Officers of Health.