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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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This rate is calculated on the estimated population o: each Ward.
| Ward. | Estimated Population. | No. of Deaths. | Death Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 River | 17,255 | 276 | 16.0 |
| No. 2 Brook Green | 25,248 | 239 | 13.4 |
| No. 3 The Grove | 22,446 | 294 | 13.1 |
| No. 4 St. Stephens | 9,028 | 117 | 12.9 |
| No. 5 Starch Green | 22,265 | 257 | 11.5 |
| No. 6 Wormholt | 23,305 | 289 | 12.4 |
| No. 7 College Park and Latimer | 11,853 | 118 | 9.9 |
LONDON AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
| Cities and Boroughs. | Estimated population. | Births. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Deathrate per 1,000 living. | Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of London | 4,298,600 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 59 |
| West Districts. | ||||
| Paddington | 141,900 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 85 |
| Kensington | 181,100 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 72 |
| Hammersmith | 131,400 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 65 |
| Fulham | 148,200 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 65 |
| Chelsea | 58,850 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 78 |
| City of Westminster | 126,300 | 8.7 | 12.4 | 68 |
| North Districts. | ||||
| St. Marylebone | 94,080 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 56 |
| Hampstead | 90,380 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 38 |
| St. Pancras | 190,900 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 58 |
| Islington | •319,100 | •14.4 | *12.4 | 63 |
| Stoke Newington | 51,120 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 46 |
| Hackney | 214,300 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 51 |
| Central Districts. | ||||
| Holborn | 36,050 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 70 |
| Finsbury | 66,640 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 50 |
| City of London | 9,830 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 65 |
| East Districts. | ||||
| Shoreditch | 93,550 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 74 |
| Bethnal Green | 104,200 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 66 |
| Stepney | 219,100 | 15.1 | 12.9 | 65 |
| Poplar | 149,300 | 15.4 | 12.4 | 54 |
| South Districts. | ||||
| Southwark | 164,700 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 63 |
| Bermondsey | 107,300 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 61 |
| Lambeth | 289,000 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 63 |
| Battersea | 154,000 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 49 |
| Wandsworth | 350,200 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 50 |
| Camberwell | 243,700 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 49 |
| Deptford | 102,800 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 54 |
| Greenwich | 97,830 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 66 |
| Lewisham | 221,100 | 12.2 | 10.2 | 39 |
| Woolwich | 146,200 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 62 |
•The estimated population is that of 1932 and the rates are calculated on
this figure.