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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Metropolitan Borough. | Standard death rate. | Factor for correction f r ape and sex distribution. | Crude Death-rate. | Corrected Death-rate. | Comparative mortality figure. (London 1,000.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901.2. | 1903. | 1901.2. | 1903. | 1901.2. | 1903. | |||
| London | 1.74 | 1.00000 | 1.63 | 1.55 | 1.63 | 1.55 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Paddington | 1.80 | .96659 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 632 | 658 |
| Kensington | 1.78 | .97419 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 798 | 787 |
| Hammersmith | 1.74 | .99600 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.46 | 871 | 942 |
| Fnlham | 1.69 | 1.02786 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 865 | 916 |
| Chelsea | 1.83 | .95018 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 908 | 961 |
| Westminster, City of | 1.95 | .89205 | 1.84 | 1.69 | 1.64 | 1.51 | 1,006 | 974 |
| St. Marylebone | 1.85 | .93836 | 1.91 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.72 | 1,098 | 1,110 |
| Hampstead | 1.75 | .98862 | 0.88 | 0.74 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 534 | 471 |
| St. Pancras | 1.80 | .96551 | 1.88 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1,117 | 1,135 |
| Islington | 1.75 | .99145 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.49 | 1.39 | 914 | 897 |
| Stoke Newington | 1.77 | .97914 | 1.30 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 779 | 774 |
| Hackney | 1.68 | 1.02969 | 1.48 | 1.27 | 1.52 | 1.31 | 933 | 845 |
| Holborn | 1.97 | .87894 | 2.91 | 3.14 | 2.56 | 2.76 | 1,571 | 1,781 |
| Finsbury | 1.72 | 1.01050 | 2.24 | 2.28 | 2.26 | 2.30 | 1,387 | 1,484 |
| City of London | 1.89 | .91946 | 2.00 | 1.59 | 1.84 | 1.46 | 1,129 | 942 |
| Shoreditch | 1.66 | 1.04206 | 2.02 | 2.32 | 2.10 | 2.42 | 1,288 | 1,561 |
| Bethnal-green | 1.59 | 1.03984 | 2.06 | 2.10 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 1,380 | 1,477 |
| Stepney | 1.65 | 1.05281 | 1.99 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.21 | 1,288 | 1,426 |
| Poplar | 1.66 | 1.04772 | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1,123 | 1,174 |
| Southwark | 1.74 | .99829 | 2.56 | 2.40 | 2.56 | 2.40 | 1,571 | 1,548 |
| Bermondsey | 1.65 | 1.05026 | 1.84 | 1.74 | 1.93 | 1.83 | 1,184 | 1,181 |
| Lambeth | 1.75 | .99258 | 1.68 | 1.40 | 1.67 | 1.39 | 1,025 | 897 |
| Battersea | 1.69 | 1.02483 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.32 | 865 | 852 |
| Wandsworth | 1.72 | 1.01050 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 0.96 | 632 | 619 |
| Camberwell | 1.68 | 1.03522 | 1.49 | 1.22 | 1.54 | 1.26 | 945 | 813 |
| Deptford | 1.69 | 1.02969 | 1.15 | 1.35 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 724 | 897 |
| Greenwich | 1.67 | 1.04143 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 755 | 755 |
| Lewisham | 1.69 | 1.02543 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 613 | 555 |
| Woolwich | 1.70 | 1.01881 | 1.62 | 1.45 | 1.65 | 1.48 | 1,012 | 955 |
It will be seen from the foregoing table (comparing the corrected Death-rates) that in
the period 1901.2 the phthisis Death-rate was highest in Holborn and Southwark (2.56) and
lowest in Hampstead (0.87). In 1903 Holborn had the highest Death-rate (2'76) and Hampstead
the lowest (0.73). The phthisis Death-rates in London in each of the four quarters of the year
1903 were as follows—First quarter 1.66; second quarter 1.47; third quarter 1.42; and fourth
quarter 1.64 per 1,000 living.
The following table shows the number of deaths from phthisis at several age-periods in
each of the metropolitan boroughs. For the purposes of this table deaths occurring in public
institutions belonging to London have been distributed to the sanitary areas in which the deceased
had previously resided. (See footnote (1) page 7.)
| Age period— | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 & up. | All ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 6 | _ | 153 | |
| Kensington | 8 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 1 | — | 221 |
| Hammersmith | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 32 | 17 | 14 | — | — | 170 |
| Fulham | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 205 |
| Chelsea | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 111 |
| Westminster, City of | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 97 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 5 | — | 299 |
| St. Marylebone | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 57 | 60 | 33 | 14 | 1 | — | 248 |
| Hampstead | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 61 |
| St. Pancras | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 96 | 134 | 87 | 36 | 18 | 6 | — | 430 |
| Islington | 18 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 42 | 105 | 107 | 95 | 55 | 22 | 2 | — | 479 |
| Stoke Newington | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 66 |
| Hackney | 13 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 68 | 64 | 51 | 27 | 15 | 1 | — | 287 |
| Holborn | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | 169 |
| Finsbury | 10 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 56 | 51 | 29 | 8 | 2 | — | 222 |
| London, City of | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 40 |
| Shoreditch | 10 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 69 | 70 | 29 | 5 | — | — | 271 |
| Bethnal-green | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 53 | 34 | 10 | 3 | — | 276 |
| Stepney | 25 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 139 | 168 | 136 | 70 | 17 | 5 | — | 646 |
| Poplar | 14 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 71 | 81 | 55 | 26 | 6 | — | — | 293 |
| Southwark | 16 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 104 | 133 | 102 | 46 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 495 |
1 See footnote (1) page 7,