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London County Council 1912

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

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69
Report of the County Medical Officer—General.

Table: The following table shows the total number of common lodging houses, and the authorised accommodation for the different classes of lodgers in the several districts other than the City of London on 31st December, 1912

The following table shows the total number of common lodging houses, and the authorised accommodation for the different classes of lodgers in the several districts other than the City of London on 31st December, 1912

Metropolitan boroughs.Number of Houses.Authorised Accommodation.
Men.Women.Couples.Total.
Battersea39966—165
Bermondsey51,297——1,297
Bethnal Green13673——673
Camberwell5549——549
Chelsea6236——236
Deptford81,15580—1,235
Finsbury7484——484
Fulham24351—94
Greenwich3121——121
Hackney7498——498
Hammersmith9466—4474
Hampstead—————
Holborn251,489162—1,651
Islington411,164187181,387
Kensington22401267—668
Lambeth7693——693
Lewisham130——30
Paddington719537—232
Poplar91,143——1,143
St. Marylebone141,094109—1,203
St. Pancras761036—646
Shoreditch12764——764
Southwark413,071449—3,520
Stepney535,2386671806,265
Stoke Newington137——37
Wandsworth8175516212
Westminster, City of132,25562—2,317
Woolwich2246551—516
London—excluding the City of London35124,4452,22921827,110

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The following table shows the proportion of deaths from several causes per 1,000 deaths among
males in common lodging-houses, the corresponding figures for London being shown for comparative
purposes. The deaths of persons removed from common lodging-houses to infirmaries and other like
public institutions have been included. The total number of deaths among lodgers (males and
females) in common lodging-houses during the year was 774; the large majority of these deaths
occurred in public institutions.
Deaths
among
inmates of
common
lodging
houses.

Table: Table showing the number of deaths of males at five age periods from certain causes per 1,000 deaths from all causes in London (1911) and licensed common lodging-houses (1911 and 1912).

Table showing the number of deaths of males at five age periods from certain causes per 1,000 deaths from all causes in London (1911) and licensed common lodging-houses (1911 and 1912).

Cause of death.Age 25 to 35.Age 35 to 45.Age 45 to 55.Age 55 to 65.Age G5 and upwards.
London 1911.C.L.H 1911.C.L.H. 1912London' 1911.C.L.H. 1911.CL.H. 1912.London, 1911.C.L.H. 1911*C.L.H. 1912London* 1911.C.L.H. 1911.C.L.H 1912.London, 1911.C.L H. 1911.CL.H. 1912.
Phthisis393451625330500416194286284105256256286483
Other tubercular diseases22326212—11766612112518
Alcoholism (including cirrhosis of the liver)6323124—22352633261221813—
Urinary diseases449663461134688068866870796078
Violence, suicide1066494831122692033441832273024
Cancer23——4635331226889160861491118483
Circulatory diseases15919731215901792439612317913280278112138
Nervous diseases——5734284030654034
Bronchitis1832312735675310212391152112150166178
Pneumonia866463981391258416916070132134486628
Other causes14332—119122571251194113310270269360336
Total (all causes)1,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,000