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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Age-period. | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 anf up-wards | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 118 |
| Kensington | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 99 |
| Hammersmith | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 9 | - | 74 |
| Fulham | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 74 |
| Chelsea | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | - | 32 |
| Westminster, City of | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 121 |
| St. Marylebone | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 88 |
| Hampstead | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 62 |
| St. Pancras | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | 38 | 57 | 55 | 23 | 3 | 194 |
| Islington | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 27 | 36 | 57 | 44 | 21 | 1 | 189 |
| Stoke Newington | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| Hackney | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 29 | 12 | - | 111 |
| Holborn | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | - | 33 |
| Finsbury | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | - | 58 |
| London, City of | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | 15 |
| Shoreditch | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
| Bethnal Green | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 54 |
| Stepney | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 16 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 144 |
| Poplar | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 7 | - | 81 |
| Southwark | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 32 | 12 | - | 134 |
| Bermondsey | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 10 | - | 77 |
| Lambeth | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 14 | 60 | 68 | 55 | 20 | 3 | 225 |
| Battersea | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 86 |
| Wandsworth | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 160 |
| Camberwell | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 141 |
| Deptford | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 3 | - | 72 |
| Greenwich | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 63 |
| Lewisham | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 98 |
| Woolwich | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 12 | - | 60 |
| London | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 52 | 260 | 580 | 817 | 710 | 297 | 30 | 2754 |
(c) Cancer (otherivise undistinguished).— Death1 at the several age-periods in sanitary areas .—1908 (366 days).
| Age-period. | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 and upwards | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | - | - | - | - | - | 1 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 5 | - | 58 |
| Kensington | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 81 | |
| Hammersmith | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | - | 40 |
| Fulham | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| Chelsea | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | - | 41 |
| Westminster, City of | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 12 | - | 75 |
| St. Marylebone | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 69 |
| Hampstead | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | 21 |
| St. Pancras | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 87 |
| Islington | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 28 | 49 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 163 |
| Stoke Newington | - | - | -- | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | 22 |
| Hackney | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 100 |
| Holborn | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Fmsbury | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 24 |
| London, City of | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 11 |
| Shoreditch | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | - | 30 |
| Bethnal Green | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 4 | - | 50 |
| Stepney | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 4 | - | 77 |
| Poplar | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 5 | - | 55 |
| Southwark | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | - | 35 |
| Bermondsey | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | 231 |
| Lambeth | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 95 |
| Battersea | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 60 |
| Wandsworth | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 96 |
| Camberwell | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 115 |
| Deptford | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | 19 |
| Greenwich | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| Lewisham | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 | - | 44 |
| Woolwich | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1 | - | 31 |
| London | i | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 36 | 131 | 306 | 492 | 421 | 179 | 30 | 1604 |
1 See footnote (1), page 8.