Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE E. Summary of Statistics Relating to the Metropolitan Boroughs for the Year, 1936.
| Cities and Boroughs | Estimated Population toMid-year 1936 | Births Annual rate per1,000 persons living | Death-rate per 1,000 livingCrude | Death-rate per 1,000 livingAdjusted | Deaths of infants under 1 year per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 4,143,800 | 13.6 | 12.5 | — | 66 |
| West Districts— | |||||
| Paddington | 139,200 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 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 | 65 |
| North Districts— | |||||
| St. Marylebone | 92,400 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 75 |
| Hampstead | 90,700 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 65 |
| St. Pancras | 183,900 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 79 |
| Islington | 304,100 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 61 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,350 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 44 |
| Hackney | 209,100 | 14.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 62 |
| Central Districts— | |||||
| Holborn | 34,850 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 62 |
| Finsbury | 60,800 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 81 |
| City of London | 9,100 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 147 |
| East Districts— | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 59 |
| Wandsworth | 343,000 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 58 |
| Camberwell | 229,300 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 58 |
| Deptford | 98,900 | 15.7 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 50 |
| Greenwich | 95,900 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 49 |
| Lewisham | 224,000 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 55 |
| Woolwich | 146,500 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 59 |