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London County Council 1903

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

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Cancer.

Crude and corrected Death-rates1 per1,000persons living in the County of London and the several

metropolitan boroughs.

Metropolitan boroughs.Standard death. rate.Factor for correction for age and S»'X distribution.Crude Death-rate.Corrected Death-rate.Comparative mortality figure (London 1,000).
1901.2.1903.1901.2.1903.1901.2.1903.
London0.871.000000.900.930.900.961,0001,000
Paddington...0.980.894781.001.120.891.009891,042
Kensington...1.020.856221.001.070.860.92956958
Hammersmith0.900.968110.850.860.820.83911865
Fulham ... ...0.771.138280.820.800.930.911,033948
Chelsea1.030.848740.981.250.831.069221,104
Westminster, City of0.960.913480.951.030.870.94967979
Marylebone...0.990.885711.071.340.951.191,0561,240
Hampstead0.920.948161.041.270.991.201,1001,250
St. Pancras...0.920.952290.961.070.911.021,0111,062
Islington0.900.967040.951.090.921.051,0221,094
Stoke Newington ...0.980.893870.881.090.790.978781,010
Hackney0.880.993410.840.890.830.88922917
Holborn0.950.919241.041.000.960.921,067958
Finsbury0.841.040710.790.910.820.95911990
London, City of1.060.823161.421.021.170.841,300875
Shoreditch ...0.791.105180.930.851.030.941,144979
Bethnal-green0.781.120770.840.860.940.961,0441,000
Stepney0.741.179760.700.780.830.92922958
Poplar0.811.083270.790.830.860.90956937
Southwark ...0.821.063500.850.980.901.041,0001,083
Bermondsey0.811.084620.810.860.880.93978969
Lambeth0.920.953331.001.020.950.971,0561,010
Battcrsea ...0.791.107980.840.850.930941,033979
Wandsworth0.880.991160.911.030.901.021,0001,062
Camberwell0.871.004830.960.860.960.861,067896
Deptford0.811.073960.890.920.960.991,0671,031
Greenwich ...0.880.997950.780.760.780.76867792
Lewisham ...0.920.953330.970.870.920.831,022865
Woolwich ...0.781.119330.780.780.870.87967906

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 7.)

Cancer(365days).

Age period—0-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85 & up.All ages.
Paddington11--238355539164164
Kensington31.-.318324957262191
Hammersmith...113729272381100
Fulham1..1513212836112118
Chelsea1..2.2717351810193
Westminster, City of1..4.721434839192184
St. Marylebone31..2914345137241176
Hampstead.-...211252030173108
St. Pancras2113.921666858222253
Islington431248427510090381368
Stoke Newington.....137151714.57
Hackney11.1.423415850183200
Holborn2...261416116158
Finsbury...114102823176191
London, City of.11.28462I25
Shoreditch1122122827207.100
Bethnal.arreen1..131424332682112
Stepney21221042674644201237
Poplar__1_1412354227181141
Southwark1...1120586535103203
Bermondsey...161132391751112
Lambeth121221039619174265314
Battersea2.22412433431153148
Wandsworth_111172453. 8156294258
Camberwell_11821447051284228
Deptford...1.111292920111103
Greenwich.12.471519187376
Lewisham1.21.11183335161118
Woolwich__1_121019282310195
London27151030211344521,0011,2341,005447554,431

1 See footnote (1) page 7.