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London County Council 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The deaths and death-rates from diarrhoea for the year 1904, and the death rates for the period 1901-3 in each of the sanitary areas in London are shown in the following table :—
| Sanitary area. | Deaths, 1904. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-3. | 1904. | ||
| Paddington | 132 | 0.59 | 0.90 |
| Kensington | 139 | 0.57 | 0.78 |
| Hammersmith | 121 | 0.79 | 1.03 |
| Fulham | 224 | 1.12 | 1.47 |
| Chelsea | 46 | 0.49 | 0.62 |
| Westminster, City of | 84 | 0.33 | 0.48 |
| St. Marylebone | 108 | 0.58 | 0.83 |
| Hampstead | 21 | 0.19 | 0.24 |
| St. Pancras | 183 | 0.52 | 0.78 |
| Islington | 248 | 0.41 | 0.73 |
| Stoke Newington | 26 | 0.41 | 0.50 |
| Hackney | 249 | 0.58 | 1.10 |
| Holborn | 41 | 0.51 | 0.72 |
| Finsbury | 123 | 0.88 | 1.25 |
| London, City of | 4 | 0.24 | 0.17 |
| Shoreditch | 189 | 1.23 | 1.62 |
| Bethnal Green | 162 | 0.74 | 1.25 |
| Stepney | 403 | 0.95 | 1.33 |
| Poplar | 272 | 0.96 | 1.61 |
| Southwark | 282 | 0.94 | 1.36 |
| Bermondsey | 200 | 0.83 | 1.55 |
| Lambeth | 316 | 0.73 | 1.02 |
| Battersea | 198 | 0.78 | 1.13 |
| Wandsworth | 225 | 0.52 | 0.88 |
| Camberwell | 246 | 0.63 | 0.92 |
| Deptford | 124 | 0.75 | 1.10 |
| Greenwich | 110 | 0.65 | 1.09 |
| Lewisham | 115 | 0.55 | 0.82 |
| Woolwich | 159 | 0.61 | 1.29 |
It will be seen from the foregoing table that the diarrhoea death-rate was in the period 1901-3
highest in Shoreditch (1.23) and lowest in Hampstead (0.19); in the year 1904, Shoreditch had again
the highest death-rate (1.62) the lowest obtaining in the City of London (0.17). The diarrhoea deathrates
in London in each of the four quarters of the year 1904, were as follows: first quarter, 0.21;
second quarter, 0.21 ; third quarter, 3.39; and fourth quarter 0.29 per 1,000 persons living.
Erysipelas.
The deaths from erysipelas in the Administrative County of London registered during 1904
(52 weeks) numbered 232.
The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered from this disease since 1890
have been as follows—
| Year. | Cases. | Case-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,764 | 1.13 | 214 | .05 |
| 1892 | 6,934 | 1.63 | 292 | .07 |
| 1893 | 9,700 | 2.26 | 424 | .10 |
| 1894 | 6,080 | 1.40 | 221 | .05 |
| 1895 | 5,660 | 1.30 | 179 | .04 |
| 1896 | 6,436 | 1.43 | 207 | .05 |
| 1897 | 5,794 | 1.31 | 184 | .04 |
| 1898 | 5,169 | 1.16 | 165 | .04 |
| 1899 | 5,606 | 1.25 | 213 | .05 |
| 1900 | 4,762 | 1.06 | 182 | .04 |
| 1901 | 4,604 | 1.02 | 171 | .04 |
| 1902 | 5,536 | 1.19 | 183 | .04 |
| 1903 | 4,3/2 | 0.95 | 183 | .04 |
| 1904 | 4,943 | 1.08 | 232 | .05 |
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1 See footnote (1) page 7.
2 See footnote (2) page 7.