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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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1910.
The following table shows the number of deaths (a) (All Causes) occurring at the several age-
periods in each of the sanitary districts of the Administrative County of London during the year.
Metropolitan borough. | Deaths at ages from all causes—-1910 (365 days). | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0- | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | Under 5. | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 & upwards | All Ages. | |
Paddington | 297 | 108 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 466 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 81 | 138 | 215 | 223 | 270 | 203 | 78 | 1,800 |
Kensington | 340 | 118 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 548 | 41 | 18 | 34 | 46 | 111 | 171 | 235 | 265 | 356 | 281 | 92 | 2,198 |
Hammersmith | 303 | 98 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 464 | 32 | 18 | 27 | 42 | 76 | 118 | 137 | 201 | 198 | 196 | 41 | 1,550 |
Fulham | 460 | 139 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 668 | 38 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 110 | 169 | 185 | 215 | 225 | 168 | 42 | 1,907 |
Chelsea | 142 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 205 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 78 | 117 | 127 | 190 | 106 | 38 | 958 |
Westminster, City of | 217 | 51 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 305 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 41 | 100 | 217 | 242 | 290 | 331 | 243 | 74 | 1,905 |
St. Marylebone | 258 | 61 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 370 | 27 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 72 | 156 | 217 | 228 | 258 | 164 | 48 | 1,602 |
Hampstead | 81 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 130 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 39 | 98 | 126 | 169 | 117 | 57 | 824 |
St. Pancras | 580 | 195 | 95 | 46 | 25 | 941 | 63 | 35 | 51 | 69 | 183 | 265 | 357 | 413 | 464 | 333 | 89 | 3,263 |
Islington | 778 | 285 | 122 | 61 | 44 | 1,290 | 92 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 232 | 350 | 485 | 608 | 641 | 497 | 142 | 4,545 |
Stoke Newington | 62 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 54 | 66 | 79 | 111 | 97 | 21 | 601 |
Hackney | 520 | 148 | 61 | 30 | 19 | 778 | 47 | 34 | 58 | 76 | 190 | 207 | 287 | 383 | 388 | 294 | 95 | 2,837 |
Holborn | 105 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 165 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 91 | 101 | 111 | 116 | 89 | 20 | 795 |
Finsbury | 346 | 138 | 47 | 26 | 16 | 573 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 75 | 129 | 180 | 187 | 219 | 140 | 37 | 1,647 |
London, City of | 16 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 25 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 45 | 63 | 37 | 18 | 266 |
Shoreditch | 526 | 145 | 51 | 32 | 27 | 781 | 41 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 103 | 156 | 201 | 202 | 210 | 110 | 28 | 1,909 |
Bethnal Green | 511 | 143 | 42 | 39 | 8 | 743 | 39 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 110 | 160 | 198 | 248 | 220 | 151 | 43 | 2,008 |
Stepney | 1,038 | 326 | 99 | 59 | 38 | 1,560 | 87 | 58 | 63 | 92 | 224 | 369 | 497 | 527 | 469 | 285 | 74 | 4,305 |
Poplar | 610 | 190 | 51 | 27 | 23 | 901 | 68 | 38 | 35 | 48 | 132 | 197 | 262 | 327 | 363 | 210 | 46 | 2,627 |
Southwark | 686 | 297 | 113 | 69 | 33 | 1,198 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 64 | 186 | 296 | 345 | 414 | 404 | 242 | 60 | 3,365 |
Bermondsey | 502 | 235 | 67 | 43 | 29 | 876 | 51 | 26 | 49 | 32 | 110 | 176 | 219 | 252 | 244 | 156 | 51 | 2,242 |
Lambeth | 692 | 225 | 94 | 42 | 32 | 1,085 | 93 | 47 | 70 | 78 | 231 | 316 | 437 | 515 | 646 | 450 | 130 | 4,098 |
Battersea | 438 | 125 | 55 | 22 | 28 | 668 | 64 | 26 | 35 | 50 | 123 | 149 | 233 | 264 | 266 | 200 | 49 | 2,127 |
Wandsworth | 540 | 141 | 52 | 24 | 23 | 780 | 85 | 33 | 68 | 63 | 170 | 227 | 304 | 396 | 496 | 253 | 124 | 3,099 |
Camberwell | 628 | 221 | 91 | 45 | 38 | 1,023 | 74 | 43 | 47 | 80 | 183 | 281 | 339 | 445 | 473 | 355 | 112 | 3,455 |
Deptford | 367 | 115 | 43 | 32 | 20 | 577 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 79 | 113 | 168 | 185 | 225 | 174 | 43 | 1,668 |
Greenwich | 263 | 89 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 429 | 31 | 16 | 29 | 26 | 66 | 95 | 112 | 133 | 169 | 153 | 44 | 1,303 |
Lewisham | 275 | 55 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 387 | 47 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 63 | 105 | 148 | 207 | 258 | 223 | 74 | 1,588 |
Woolwich | 243 | 52 | 26 | 7 | 18 | 346 | 35 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 86 | 127 | 135 | 200 | 205 | 161 | 41 | 1,417 |
London | 11,824 | 3,827 | 1,385 | 786 | 557 | 18,379 | 1,314 | 729 | 985 | 1,230 | 3,284 | 4,973 | 6,553 | 7,816 | 8,647 | 6,188 | 1,811 | 61,909 |
Comparison can be made of death-rates from certain causes of death in London sanitary
districts by reference to the following table. The death-rates shown are fully corrected for deaths in
institutions (see footnote (c) page 8), but are uncorrected for differences in the age and sex constitution
of the population.
Death-rates
in sanitary
districts from
particular
causes,
per 100,000
living.
In the case of phthisis and of "cancer," viz., carcinoma, sarcoma, and cancer (otherwise
undefined) factors tor correction for dmerences in age and sex constitution "have been calculated, and these factors and the corrected death-rates are shown on pages 53 and 60 respectively.
Metropolitan borough. | Measles. | Rheumatic Fever. | Carcinoma. | Sarcoma. | Cancer (not otherwise defined). | Tabes Mesenteric^. | Tuberculous Meningitis. | Phthisis. | Other Tuberculous and Scrofulous Diseases. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory Diseases. | All other Causes. | All Causes. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paddington | 48 | 4 | 78 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 90 | 11 | 111 | 139 | 720 | 1,259 |
Kensington | 30 | 3 | 61 | 4 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 87 | 9 | 144 | 124 | 753 | 1,270 |
Hammersmith | 58 | 2 | 74 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 111 | 14 | 140 | 81 | 745 | 1,280 |
Fulham | 43 | 6 | 69 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 113 | 16 | 135 | 96 | 718 | 1,251 |
Chelsea | 28 | 12 | 98 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 127 | 12 | 139 | 125 | 829 | 1,428 |
Westminster, City of | 13 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 117 | 13 | 116 | 91 | 691 | 1,174 |
St. Marylebone | 23 | 8 | 78 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 117 | 15 | 125 | 132 | 774 | 1,340 |
Hampstead | 18 | 1 | 65 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 9 | 78 | 68 | 605 | 965 |
St. Pancras | 64 | 4 | 91 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 141 | 13 | 183 | 121 | 805 | 1,482 |
Islington | 51 | 5 | 61 | 9 | 44 | 12 | 20 | 123 | 12 | 152 | 116 | 778 | 1,383 |
Stoke Newington | 24 | 2 | 59 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 18 | 100 | 14 | 59 | 120 | 730 | 1,183 |
Hackney | 30 | 5 | 65 | 7 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 118 | 11 | 113 | 112 | 756 | 1,274 |
Holborn | 28 | 4 | 86 | - | 30 | 6 | 10 | 215 | 14 | 167 | 165 | 859 | 1,584 |
Finsbury | 74 | 10 | 58 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 182 | 18 | 202 | 237 | 1,011 | 1,847 |
London, City of | - | 10 | 89 | 10 | 25 | - | 15 | 138 | 29 | 109 | 158 | 731 | 1,314 |
Shoreditch | 75 | 4 | 55 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 34 | 153 | 22 | 234 | 177 | 907 | 1,701 |
Bethnal Green | 46 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 51 | 13 | 25 | 147 | 12 | 186 | 169 | 862 | 1,561 |
Stepney | 37 | 3 | 51 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 147 | 20 | 181 | 157 | 871 | 1,527 |
Poplar | 26 | 6 | 60 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 24 | 146 | 23 | 184 | 168 | 933 | 1,609 |
Southwark | 117 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 192 | 21 | 222 | 181 | 873 | 1,740 |
Bermondsey | 115 | 10 | 80 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 178 | 23 | 205 | 193 | 894 | 1,772 |
Lambeth | 41 | 5 | 76 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 130 | 14 | 157 | 142 | 751 | 1,371 |
Battersea | 43 | 7 | 46 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 18 | 118 | 10 | 142 | 110 | 727 | 1,265 |
Wandsworth | 14 | 5 | 56 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 15 | 84 | 10 | 86 | 80 | 616 | 1,013 |
Camberwell | 52 | 6 | 49 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 14 | 124 | 14 | 119 | 125 | 767 | 1,320 |
Deptford | 55 | 3 | 67 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 17 | 130 | 17 | 137 | 197 | 855 | 1,519 |
Greenwich | 50 | 5 | 58 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 111 | 12 | 137 | 110 | 817 | 1,355 |
Lewisham | 8 | 5 | 73 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 8 | 81 | 103 | 626 | 1,001 |
Woolwich | 18 | 3 | 45 | 4 | 38 | 6 | 16 | 115 | 13 | 87 | 100 | 723 | 1,168 |
London | 44 | 5 | 65 | 6 | 31 | 8 | 17 | 124 | 14 | 145 | 130 | 777 | 1,366 |
(a) See footnote (c) page 8,