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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 1936
[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 | 16,846 | 259 | 15.4 |
| No. 2 Brook Green | 24,460 | 310 | 12.7 |
| No. 3 The Grove | 21,814 | 278 | 12.8 |
| No. 4 St. Stephens | 8,774 | 107 | 12.2 |
| No. 5 Starch Green | 21,638 | 232 | 10.7 |
| No. 6 Worruholt | 22,648 | 304 | 13.4 |
| No. 7 College Park and Latimer | 11,519 | 107 | 9.3 |
LONDON AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
| Cities and Borodghs. | Estimated Resident population (mid-1936). | Live Births rate per 1,000 popula-tion. | Death rate per 1,000 population : | Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 lire births. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude. | Adjusted. | ||||
| County of London | 4.141.100 | 13.6 | 12.5 | - | 66 |
| West Districts. | |||||
| Paddington | 139.200 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 72 |
| Kensington | 176,100 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 73 |
| Hammersmitd | 127.700 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 60 |
| Fulham | 141,300 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 64 |
| Chelsea | 56,500 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 53 |
| City of Westminster | 124,100 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 66 |
| Nortd Districts. | |||||
| St. Marylebone | 92,400 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 75 |
| Hampstead | 90,700 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 66 |
| St. Pancras | 183.900 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 79 |
| Islington | 304,100 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 61 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,350 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 45 |
| Hackney | 209,100 | 14.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 63 |
| Central Districts. | |||||
| Holborn | 34.850 | 8.3 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 62 |
| Finsbury | 60.800 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 81 |
| City of London | 9,100 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 147 |
| East Districts. | |||||
| Shoreditch | 85.400 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 75 |
| Betdnal Green | 96,900 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 98 |
| Stepney | 207.800 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 100 |
| Poplar | 140,300 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 72 |
| South Districts. | |||||
| Southwark | 152,200 | 14.8 | 13.1 | — | 59 |
| Bermondsey | 100,400 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 60 |
| Lambeth | 277.500 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 59 |
| Battersea | 145,500 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 59 |
| Wandsworth | 343,000 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 58 |
| Camberwell | 229.300 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 59 |
| Deptford | 98,900 | 15.7 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 50 |
| Greenwich | 95,900 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 49 |
| Lewisham | 224,000 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 55 |
| Woolwich | 146,500 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 59 |
| LONDON AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. | |||||
| Cities and Borodghs. | Estimated Resident population (mid-1936). | Live Births rate per 1,000 popula-tion. | Death rate per 1,000 population : | Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 lire births. | |
| Crude. | Adjusted. | ||||
| County of London | 4.141.100 | 13.6 | 12.5 | - | |
| Paddington | 139.200 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 72 |
| Kensington | 176,100 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 73 |
| Hammersmith | 127.700 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 60 |
| Fulham | 141,300 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 64 |
| Chelsea | 56,500 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 53 |
| City of Westminster | 124,100 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 66 |
| St. Marylebone | 92,400 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 75 |
| Hampstead | 90,700 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 66 |
| St. Pancras | 183.900 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 79 |
| Islington | 304,100 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 61 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,350 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 45 |
| Hackney | 209,100 | 14.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 63 |
| Holborn | 34.850 | 8.3 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 62 |
| Finsbury | 60.800 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 81 |
| City of London | 9,100 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 147 |
| Shoreditch | 85.400 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 75 |
| Bethnal Green | 96,900 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 98 |
| Stepney | 207.800 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 100 |
| Poplar | 140,300 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 72 |
| Southwark | 152,200 | 14.8 | 13.1 | — | 59 |
| Bermondsey | 100,400 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 60 |
| Lambeth | 277.500 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 59 |
| Battersea | 145,500 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 59 |
| Wandsworth | 343,000 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 58 |
| Camberwell | 229.300 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 59 |
| Deptford | 98,900 | 15.7 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 50 |
| Greenwich | 95,900 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 49 |
| Lewisham | 224,000 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 55 |
| Woolwich | 146,500 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 59 |