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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Age-group. | Deaths calculated according to mean death-rates of 1901-1910. | Deaths occurring in the year 1913. | Gain (+) or loss (—) of lives in the year 1913, by fluctuations of mortality. | Gain (+) or loss (—) of "life capital" in the year 1913 by fluctuations of mortality. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females. | ||||
| 0— | 10,635 | 7,877 | +2,758 | +160,626 |
| 5— | 757 | 627 | +130 | +7,374 |
| 10— | 414 | 422 | —8 | —419 |
| 15— | 509 | 526 | —17 | —815 |
| 20— | 658 | 596 | +62 | +2,698 |
| 25— | 1,810 | 1,525 | +285 | +10,562 |
| 35— | 2,703 | 2,279 | +424 | +12,313 |
| 45— | 3,353 | 3,157 | +196 | +4,257 |
| 55— | 3,974 | 3,736 | +238 | +3,608 |
| 65— | 5,054 | 4,914 | +140 | +1,358 |
| 75— | 4,008 | 4,069 | —61 | —350 |
| 85 and upwards | 1,425 | 1,380 | + 45 | +145 |
| All Ages—Females | 35,300 | 31,108 | + 4,192 | + 201,357 |
| Total—Persons | 72,357 | 64.510 | + 7,847 | + 387,897 |
It will be seen from the preceding table that during the year 1913, compared with the decennium
1901-1910, there has been a saving of 7,847 lives, representing a gain to the community of 387,897
vears of " life-capital."
Death-rates
in London
boroughs.
The following table shows the crude death-rates, and the death-rates corrected for differences in the age and sex constitution of the population of the several sanitary districts during the year 1913, and for the period 1908-12 (a).
| Area. | Factor for correction for age and sex distribution. | Crude death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Corrected death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Corrected comparative mortality figure (London, 1,000). | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-12. | 1913. | 1908-12. | 1913. | 1908-12. | 1913. | ||
| England and Wales | 0.9790 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 965 | 944 |
| London | 1.0000 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Paddington | 0.9941 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 896 | 944 |
| Kensington | 0.9957 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 924 | 958 |
| Hammersmith | 0.9884 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 972 | 972 |
| Fulham | 1.0340 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 979 | 908 |
| Chelsea | 0.9513 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 1,007 | 930 |
| Westminster, City of | 1.0540 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 924 | 937 |
| St. Marvlebone | 1.0198 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 1,021 | 1,007 |
| Hampstead | 1.0572 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 708 | 796 |
| St. Pancras | 0.9971 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 1,062 | 1,070 |
| Islington | 0.9749 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 972 | 1,042 |
| Stoke Newington | 0.9512 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 819 | 908 |
| Hackney | 1.0066 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 931 | 951 |
| Holborn | 1.0034 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 1,118 | 1,035 |
| Finsbury | 0.9887 | 19.4 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 1,333 | 1,275 |
| London, City of | 1.0419 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 1,090 | 1,113 |
| Shoreditch | 1.0331 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 1,326 | 1,352 |
| Bethnal Green | 1.0397 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 16.1 | 1,208 | 1,134 |
| Stepney | 1.0433 | 16.5 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 15.6 | 1,194 | 1,099 |
| Poplar | 0.9898 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 1,167 | 1,134 |
| South wark | 1.0060 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 1,229 | 1,239 |
| Bermondsey | 0.9976 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 1,257 | 1,254 |
| Lambeth | 0.9804 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 972 | 986 |
| Battersea | 1.0098 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 937 | 986 |
| Wandsworth | 1.0045 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 778 | 746 |
| Camberwell | 0.9883 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 937 | 958 |
| Deptford | 0.9879 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 1,007 | 1,070 |
| Greenwich | 0.9837 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 951 | 986 |
| Lewisham | 0.9826 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 736 | 732 |
| Woolwich | 1.0249 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 875 | 915 |
It will be seen from the foregoing table (comparing the corrected death-rates) that in the quinquennium
1908-12, Finsbury (19.2) had the highest rate and Hampstead (10.2) the lowest, and in the
year 1913 Shoreditch (19.2) had the highest, and Lewisham (10.4) the lowest. The death-rates in each
of the four quarters of the year 1913 were as follows: first quarter 17.5; second quarter, 13.3; third
quarter, 11.8; and fourth quarter, 14.1 per 1,000 persons living.
(a) All death-rates in this report relating to metropolitan boroughs are fully corrected for institutions. Cf.
footnote (c), page 6.