Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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(a)
| Age period. | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 and upwards | All age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| Kensington | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 13 |
| Hammersmith | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Fulham | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Chelsea | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Westminster, City of | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 |
| St. Marylebone | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 |
| Hampstead | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 7 |
| St. Pancras | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | 13 |
| Islington | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| Stoke Newington | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Hackney | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| Holborn | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Finsbury | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| London, City of | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Shoreditch | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Bethnal Green | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Stepney | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 21 |
| Poplar | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Southwark | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Bermondsey | - | - | '- | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Lambeth | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | 26 | |
| Battersea | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Wandsworth | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 16 |
| Camberwell | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 15 |
| Deptford | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| Greenwich | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Lewisham | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Woolwich | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
(b)
| Age period. | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 and upwards | All age. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 15 | - | 89 |
| Kensington | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 97 |
| Hammersmith | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 72 |
| Fulham | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 6 | - | 90 |
| Chelsea | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | - | 50 |
| Westminster, City of | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 97 |
| St. Marylebone | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 63 |
| Hampstead | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 9 | - | 57 |
| St. Pancras | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 139 |
| Islington | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 155 |
| Stoke Newington | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Hackney | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 9 | - | 109 |
| Holborn | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | 28 |
| Finsbury | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | - | 47 |
| London, City of | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - | 17 |
| Shoreditch | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 2 | - | 52 |
| Bethnal Green | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 65 |
| Stepney | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 17 | 34 | 48 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 140 |
| Poplar | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 80 |
| Southwark | -- | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 112 |
| Bermondsey | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 6 | - | 61 |
| Lambeth | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 22 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 206 |
| Battersea | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 6 | - | 92 |
| Wandsworth | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 130 |
| Camberwell | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 122 |
| Deptford | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 7 | - | 77 |
| Greenwich | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | - | 48 |
| Lewisham | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 80 |
| Woolwich | - | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 47 | |||||
| - | - | - |
(1) See footnote (1) page 7.