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London County Council 1902

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

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Table: The deaths and death-rate per 1,000 living in the year 1902 in each of the metropolitan boroughs are shown in thefollowing table-

The deaths and death-rate per 1,000 living in the year 1902 in each of the metropolitan boroughs are shown in the

following table-

Metropolitan Borough.Deaths, 1902.Death-rate per 1,000 living, 1902.Metropolitan Borough.Deaths, 1902.Death-rate per 1,000 living, 1902.
Paddington750.51Shoreditch1301.08
Kensington810.45Bethnal-green610.46
Hammersmith640.55Stepney2370.78
Fulham1290.89Poplar1100.64
Chelsea400.53Southwark1690.80
Westminster, City of540.29Bermondsey890.67
St. Marylebone670.50Lambeth1800.58
Hampstead120.14Battersea970.56
St. Pancras830.35Wands worth970.39
Islington980.29Camberwell1460.55
Stoke Newington180.34Deptford760.67
Hackney960.43Greenwich460.46
Holborn190.32Lewisham640.48
Finsbury690.68Woolwich610.50
London, City of20.08London2,4700.53l

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It will be seen from the foregoing table that the diarrhoea death-rate was highest in
Shoreditch (1.08) and lowest in the City of London (0.08). The diarrhoea death-rates in London
in each of the four quarters of the year 1902 were as follows—first quarter 0.12; second quarter
0.15; third quarter 1.42; and fourth quarter 0.44 per 1,000 living.
Erysipelas.
The deaths from erysipelas registered in the administrative county of London during
1902 (53 weeks) numbered 183 ; the corrected annual average of the preceding ten years was
236.
The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered from this disease
since 1890 have been as follows—

Table: Erysipelas.

Erysipelas.

Year.Cases.Case-rate per 1,000 living.Deaths.2Death-rate per 1,000 living.
18914,7641.13214.05
18926,9341.63292.07
18939,7002.26424.10
18946,0801.40221.05
18955,6601.30179.04
18966,4361.43207.05
18975,7941.31184.04
18985,1691.16165.04
18995,6061.25213.05
19004,7621.06182.04
19014,6041.02171.04
19025,5361.19183.04

Table: The number of cases of erysipelas notified and the case-rate of the year 1902, together with the case-rate of the decennium 1892-1901 for each of the metropolitan boroughs, are shown in the following table—

The number of cases of erysipelas notified and the case-rate of the year 1902, together with the case-rate of the decennium 1892-1901 for each of the metropolitan boroughs, are shown in the following table—

Metropolitan borough.Cases, 1902.Case-rate per 1,000 living.Metropolitan borough.Cases, 1902.Case-rate per 1,000 living.
1892-1901.1902.1892-1901.1902.
Paddington1481.11.0Bethnal-green2552.41.9
Kensington1891.31.0Stepney4481.71.5
Hammersmith1181.11.0Poplar1911.81.1
Fulham1241.10.9Southwark3711.51.8
Chelsea601.20.8Bermondsey1901.61.4
Westminster, City of1440.80.8Lambeth3371.21.1
St. Marylebone2191.71.6Battersea2001.51.1
Hampstead570.70.7Wandsworth2431.31.0
St. Pancras2581.61.1Camberwell3091.21.2
Islington3641.21.1Deptford1511.41.3
Stoke Newington520.81.0Greenwich1221.41.2
Hackney3291.51.5Lewisham1120.90.8
Holborn852.11.4Woolwich960.90.8
Finsbury1571.91.5Port of London-—-
London, City of321.01.2London5,5361.41.2
Shoreditch1751.81.5

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1 See footnote (1), page 12.
See footnote (1), page 13.