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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 1934
[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 | 16,962 | 281 | 16·5 |
| No. 2 Brook Green | 24,820 | 325 | 13·1 |
| No. 3 The Grove | 22,065 | 268 | 12·2 |
| No. 4 St. Stephens | 8,875 | 114 | 12·8 |
| No. 5 Starch Green | 21,887 | 253 | 11·6 |
| No. 6 Wormholt | 22,909 | 295 | 12·9 |
| No. 7 College Park and Latimer | 11,662 | 132 | 11·3 |
LONDON AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
| Cities and Boroughs. | Estimated Resident population (mid-1934). | Live Births (rate). | Death rate: | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude. | Adjusted. | ||||
| County of London | 4,230,200 | 13·2 | 11·9 | - | 67 |
| 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 |
| City of 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 | 12·8 | 13·2 | 65 |
| Islington | 314,200 | 14·7 | 11·8 | 11·9 | 62 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,620 | 13·7 | 11·5 | 11·0 | 61 |
| Hackney | 211,120 | 14·2 | 11·7 | 12·2 | 56 |
| Central Districts. | |||||
| Holborn | 36,000 | 8·6 | 12·2 | ? | 71 |
| Finsbury | 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 | 73 |
| Stepney | 214,990 | 15·3 | 12·3 | 14·3 | 87 |
| 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 | 14·2 | 12·8 | 12·7 | 63 |
| Battersea | 150,870 | 14·3 | 12·5 | 12·3 | 61 |
| Wandsworth | 345,250 | 11·0 | 11·2 | 10·4 | 57 |
| Camber well | 238,360 | 13·2 | 12·3 | 12·3 | 67 |
| Deptford | 101,380 | 15·8 | 13·1 | 13·6 | 68 |
| Greenwich | 97,250 | 13·7 | 12·2 | 12·5 | 87 |
| Lewisham | 222,180 | 12·2 | 10·0 | 10·1 | 43 |
| Woolwich | 145,520 | 13·7 | 11·3 | 12·0 | 63 |