Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Council, 1920. Vol. III. Public Health
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TABLE I.
COUNTY OF LONDON.
Vital statistics for the several metropolitan boroughs and the County of London in the year 1920.
(Rates per 1,000 of civil population).
Metropolitan borough. (In topographical order). | Estimated civil population. 1920. | Births. | Deaths. | Infant mortality per 1,000 births). | Measles. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-cough. | Typhold fever. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis age 0-2 (per 1,000 births). | Phthisis. | Cancer. | Cases of notifiable infectious disease. | ||||||
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Smallpox. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal fever (per 1,000 births). | Cerebrospinal fever. | |||||||||||||
149,673 | 22.7 | 11.4 | 78 | .16 | .02 | .17 | .10 | — | 12.3 | .86 | 1.29 | — | 3.37 | 3.12 | .13 | .54 | 4.4 | .01 | |
Kensington | 164,177 | 24.2 | 13.4 | 83 | .13 | .03 | .13 | .14 | .01 | 17.7 | .86 | 1.49 | — | 3.92 | 2.13 | .15 | .43 | 2.5 | .03 |
Hammersmith | 136,200 | 24.4 | 11.5 | 67 | .12 | .04 | .26 | .09 | .01 | 6.9 | 1.00 | 1.15 | — | 5.35 | 2.83 | .06 | .42 | 6.3 | .03 |
Fulham | 158,621 | 27.1 | 11.4 | 74 | .14 | .06 | .28 | .11 | .03 | 7.9 | .91 | 1.16 | — | 5.89 | 3.96 | .16 | .66 | 7.4 | .03 |
Chelsea | 62,987 | 22.2 | 12.1 | 53 | .14 | .03 | .13 | — | .02 | 7.1 | 1.08 | 1.35 | .02 | 2.95 | 2.28 | .11 | .41 | 5.7 | .02 |
Westminster, City of | 132,615 | 16.2 | 11.9 | 73 | .09 | .04 | .07 | .03 | .02 | 10.3 | 1.08 | 1.63 | — | 2.95 | 1.79 | .12 | .51 | 4.5 | .02 |
101,856 | 21.6 | 12.8 | 67 | .08 | .09 | .08 | .13 | — | 10.4 | .99 | 1.52 | — | 4.27 | 1.20 | .31 | .65 | 2.7 | .02 | |
Hampstead | 91,519 | 17.1 | 9.4 | 48 | .09 | .04 | .05 | .07 | .02 | 3.2 | .45 | 1.31 | .01 | 2.89 | 1.80 | .25 | .43 | 0.6 | .02 |
St. Pancras | 228,178 | 25.3 | 12.5 | 74 | .28 | .05 | .14 | .27 | .00 | 7.8 | 1.08 | 1.32 | — | 3.67 | 3.25 | .07 | .53 | 2.9 | .03 |
Islington | 335,907 | 28.1 | 13.4 | 72 | .28 | .04 | .40 | .22 | .00 | 7.8 | 1.07 | 1.23 | — | 3.90 | 3.97 | .07 | .49 | 3.1 | .04 |
Stoke Newington | 52,984 | 23.0 | 12.9 | 80 | .09 | .08 | .38 | .19 | — | 10.6 | .66 | 1.32 | — | 4.22 | 3.14 | .04 | .45 | 1.6 | .02 |
Hackney | 225,372 | 26.6 | 12.7 | 81 | .38 | .03 | .31 | .30 | .00 | 10.6 | .94 | 1.15 | — | 4.86 | 3.44 | .06 | .55 | 3.8 | .03 |
39,676 | 20.8 | 15.2 | 67 | 18 | .05 | .13 | .05 | — | 13.3 | 1.13 | 1.43 | — | 3.08 | 3.72 | .15 | .56 | 1.2 | .03 | |
Finsbury | 78,291 | 31.8 | 14.8 | 77 | .15 | .05 | .34 | .17 | — | 6.8 | 1.40 | 1.07 | — | 6.53 | 2.89 | .08 | 1.45 | 20 | .05 |
London, City of | 14,447 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 71 | .07 | — | .07 | .07 | .07 | 110 | 1.66 | 1.86 | — | 2.57 | 2.29 | .07 | .35 | — | .07 |
102,044 | 36.5 | 15.5 | 91 | .49 | .06 | .27 | .12 | .01 | 17.1 | 1.45 | 1.03 | — | 5.12 | 3.91 | .11 | .60 | 30 | .03 | |
Bethnal Green | 114,471 | 33.6 | 14.8 | 95 | .54 | .10 | .33 | .50 | .02 | 13.2 | 1.39 | 1.04 | .01 | 9.22 | 5.09 | .04 | 1.17 | 3.4 | .06 |
Stepney | 241,770 | 31.1 | 14.4 | 87 | .20 | .06 | .16 | .30 | .01 | 11.4 | 1.26 | 101 | .01 | 10.18 | 2.84 | .06 | .64 | 3.1 | .06 |
Poplar | 159,766 | 34.1 | 14.7 | 82 | .22 | .09 | .36 | .35 | .02 | 8.4 | 1.34 | 1.18 | .07 | 8.80 | 4.38 | .11 | .53 | 4.4 | .07 |
187,142 | 31.7 | 14.6 | 87 | .34 | .03 | .20 | .15 | .03 | 8.9 | 1.34 | 1.30 | — | 4.78 | 2.45 | .04 | .95 | 2.9 | .04 | |
Bermondsey | 129,189 | 31.8 | 13.1 | 85 | .44 | .05 | .21 | .30 | .01 | 8.3 | 1.08 | 113 | — | 7.77 | 2.16 | .05 | .42 | 5.1 | .05 |
Lambeth | 293,572 | 27.7 | 13.2 | 69 | .27 | .05 | .26 | .12 | .00 | 9.5 | 1.14 | 1.42 | — | 4.22 | 2.42 | .05 | .48 | 3.9 | .02 |
Battersea | 165,664 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 83 | .27 | .04 | .22 | .20 | .01 | 11.6 | 1.02 | 1.18 | — | 4.20 | 3.41 | .08 | .54 | 6.7 | .05 |
Wandsworth | 346,990 | 20.8 | 10.3 | 64 | .14 | .03 | .19 | .06 | .01 | 6.8 | .78 | 1.17 | — | 4.25 | 3.15 | .07 | .51 | 4.9 | .04 |
Camberwell | 284,712 | 26.4 | 11.7 | 71 | .21 | .05 | .22 | .13 | .02 | 11.0 | 1.06 | 114 | — | 4.60 | 3.21 | .06 | .52 | 2.7 | .02 |
Deptford | 115,636 | 28.2 | 12.1 | 79 | .17 | .02 | .18 | .14 | .02 | 12.8 | 1.11 | 1.03 | — | 6.22 | 2.77 | .10 | .72 | 5.5 | — |
Greenwich | 102,408 | 25.8 | 12.1 | 72 | .25 | .03 | .13 | .19 | .02 | 5.9 | 1.25 | 1.22 | .01 | 5.73 | 2.95 | .15 | .52 | 1.9 | .02 |
Lewisham | 174,438 | 23.0 | 10.9 | 67 | .05 | .05 | .26 | .07 | .01 | 5.7 | .76 | 1.28 | — | 4.12 | 2.67 | .03 | .41 | 2.2 | .03 |
Woolwich | 141,666 | 24.7 | 10.5 | 61 | .15 | .03 | .18 | .10 | .01 | 5.5 | 1.13 | 1.09 | .01 | 3.76 | 2.98 | .04 | .56 | 3.3 | .04 |
4,531,971 | 26.4 | 12.6 | 76 | .22 | .05 | .23 | .17 | .01 | 9.6 | 1.05 | 1.23 | .00 | 5.02 | 3.05 | .09 | .57 | 3.8 | .03 |