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London County Council 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The following table shows the number of deaths from cancer at several age-periods in
each of the metropolitan boroughs included in the administrative county. For the purposes of
this table, deaths occurring in public institutions belonging to London have been distributed to
the areas in which the deceased had previously resided. (See footnote (1), page 12).
| Age period— | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 & up. | All ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 139 |
| Kensington | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 158 |
| Hammersmith | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 97 |
| Fulham | — | - | 1 | — | — | - | 10 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 15 | — | 108 |
| Chelsea | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 23 | 4 | — | 78 | |
| Westminster, City of | — | - | — | — | 2 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 46 | 51 | 22 | 1 | 194 |
| St. Marylebone | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 146 |
| Hampstead | - | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 93 |
| St. Pancras | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 25 | 51 | 70 | 60 | 28 | 1 | 243 |
| Islington | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 76 | 107 | 68 | 31 | 3 | 332 |
| Stoke Newington | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
| Hackney | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 23 | — | 195 |
| Holborn | — | — | — | — | — | - | 3 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 7 | — | 63 |
| Finsbury | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 81 |
| London, City of | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 | — | 40 |
| Shoreditch | — | — | — | - | 1 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 123 |
| Bethnal-green | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 107 |
| Stepney | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 199 |
| Poplar | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 143 |
| Southwark | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 54 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 173 |
| Bermondsey | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 124 |
| Lambeth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 66 | 84 | 60 | 26 | 5 | 307 |
| Battersea | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | 3 | 16 | 36 | 43 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 148 |
| Wandsworth | — | - | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 69 | 55 | 36 | 2 | 224 |
| Camberwell | 3 | — | - | — | 1 | 17 | 20 | 49 | 72 | 65 | 20 | 2 | 249 |
| Deptford | 1 | - | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 107 |
| Greenwich | — | - | - | — | 2 | — | 11 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 7 | — | 84 |
| Lewisham | — | 1 | — | - | — | 6 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 130 |
| Woolwich | 1 | — | — | - | 2 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 10 | — | 103 |
| London | 27 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 130 | 422 | 930 | 1,201 | 1,014 | 413 | 42 | 4 232 |
Bubonic Plague.
During the year 1902 in no instance was any person living in London suspected to be
suffering from bubonic plague.
Meteorology.
The tables published in the Annual Summary of the Registrar-General, deduced from
observations at Greenwich, under the superintendence of the Astronomer-Royal, show that the
mean temperature of the air in 1902 was 49-2° Fahrenheit, or 0 5° Fahrenheit above the
average of the 131 years, 1771-1901. The rainfall during the year amounted to 1934 inches,
or 5.46 inches below the mean of 86 years.
The temperature and rainfall in each month of 1902 are shown in the following table-
| Month. | Temperature of the air. | Departure from average of 131 years, 1771-1901. | Rain. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest by day. | Lowest by night. | Mean for month. | Number of days it fell. | Amount collected. | ||
| deg. F. | deg. F. | deg. F. | deg. F. | inches. | ||
| January | 52.7 | 24.7 | 41.8 | + 5.0 | 9 | 0.64 |
| February | 54.1 | 14.3 | 35.2 | — 3.6 | 13 | 0.79 |
| March | 60.5 | 26.6 | 44.4 | + 3.3 | 15 | 1.36 |
| April | 68.2 | 30.9 | 46.9 | + 0.7 | 7 | 0.42 |
| May | 71.0 | 29.8 | 48.4 | — 4.2 | 22 | 3.33 |
| June | 80.7 | 41.1 | 57.6 | — 0.8 | 15 | 3.10 |
| July | 86.1 | 42.4 | 61.7 | — 0.1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| August | 79.0 | 42.8 | 60.6 | — 0.4 | 19 | 2.93 |
| September | 75.1 | 36.8 | 56.6 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.65 |
| October | 67.1 | 32.6 | 49.8 | + 0.3 | 14 | 1.24 |
| November | 57.9 | 27.2 | 44.7 | + 2.1 | 12 | 1.29 |
| December | 56.7 | 24.5 | 41.2 | + 2.1 | 13 | 1.50 |