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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

London County Council 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Deaths under one year of age per1,000births.

Deaths under one year of age per1,000births.

Towns.1890-99.1900.Towns.1890-99.1900.
London16011601Bristol149133
Manchester190189Nottingham179196
Liverpool192186Bradford174141
Birmingham186199Hull176183
Leeds178183Salford203207
Sheffield184200West Ham164189

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London had therefore in the period 1890-99 a lower infant mortality than any of these towns
except Bristol, and in 1900 a lower infant mortality than any except Bristol and Bradford.

Table: The following table shows the infant mortality in 1890-99 and in 1900 in each of the London sanitary districts—

The following table shows the infant mortality in 1890-99 and in 1900 in each of the London sanitary districts—

Sanitary district.Deaths under one year of age.Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.
1830-9.1900.
Paddington477151165
Kensington646172180
Hammersmith485169162
Fulham666172147
Chelsea332159149
St. George, Hanover-square139134107
Westminster200171189
St. James63154154
Marylebone498137125
Hampstead162120100
Pancras1,031166160
Islington1,345150145
Stoke Newington84142108
Hackney1,004158
St. Giles120145118
St. Martin-in-the-Fields23189148
Strand60195135
Holborn176209240
Clerkenwell328181167
St. Luke252152138
London, City of70149176
Shoreditch744181186
Bethnal-green771167168
Whitechapel404155139
St. George-in-the-East352192162
Limehouse420192228
Mile-end Old-town675155158
Poplar1,139170192
St. Saviour, Southwark138190197
St. George, Southwark437192209
Newington714178171
St. Olave48158120
Bermondsey526165186
Rotherhithe243162205
Lambeth1,326147145
Battersea821164159
Wandsworth830139144
Camberwell1,109156154
Greenwich893156161
Lewisham407142124
Woolwich203159173
Lee154127156
Plumstead258129
London20,77315921582

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During the year 1900, the eastern group of districts had the highest infant mortality (175), the
northern the lowest (145); the infant mortality of the southern, central and western groups being 158.
Of the districts Holborn had the highest (240), and Hampstead the lowest infant mortality (100).
1 See footnote (2), page 5. 2 See footnote (1), page 5.