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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Case-rates per 1,000 living, 1902.
| Metropolitan borough. | Estimated population middle of 1902. | Cases, 1902 (48 weeks). | Annual case-rate per 1,000 living. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 145,107 | 457 | 3.4 |
| Kensington | 177,605 | 671 | 4.1 |
| Hammersmith | 114,210 | 637 | 6.1 |
| Fulham | 143,102 | 472 | 3.6 |
| Chelsea | 74,018 | 212 | 3.1 |
| City of Westminster | 180,800 | 723 | 4.3 |
| St. Marylebone | 132,145 | 463 | 3.8 |
| Hampstead | 83,743 | 388 | 5.0 |
| St. Pancras | 235,521 | 1,106 | 5.1 |
| Islington | 337,270 | 1,846 | 5.9 |
| Stoke Newington | 51,700 | 362 | 7.6 |
| Hackney | 221,926 | 1,327 | 6.5 |
| Holborn | 58,535 | 198 | 3.7 |
| Finsbury | 100,487 | 702 | 7.6 |
| City of London | 25,598 | 85 | 3.6 |
| Shoreditch | 118,004 | 754 | 6.9 |
| Bethnal-green | 129,865 | 767 | 6.4 |
| Stepney | 300,551 | 1,563 | 5.6 |
| Poplar | 169,214 | 846 | 5.4 |
| Southwark | 206,825 | 1,254 | 6.6 |
| Bermondsey | 130,218 | 904 | 7.5 |
| Lambeth | 305,102 | 1,613 | 5.7 |
| Battersea | 171,401 | 1,223 | 7.8 |
| Wandsworth | 241,810 | 1,440 | 6.5 |
| Camberwell | 262,775 | 1,533 | 6.3 |
| Deptford | 111,577 | 1,260 | 12.3 |
| Greenwich | 98,013 | 733 | 8.1 |
| Lewisham | 132,432 | 824 | 6.8 |
| Woolwich | 119,556 | 645 | 5.9 |
| Port of London | - | 1 | - |
In considering the incidence of the disease in respect to locality the following table is of
interest. This table shows the number of cases of chicken-pox notified in successive four-weekly
periods in each of the metropolitan boroughs. The periods in which the maximum and minimum
number of cases were recorded are specially indicated, and it will be seen that the figures
for each borough exhibit considerable uniformity in this respect.