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London County Council 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1913.
Deaths from
epidemic
diseases in
in London
boroughs.
The following table shows the deaths from the principal epidemic diseases (excluding pyrexia, typhus, diarrhœa and enteritis), and the death-rates per 1,000 persons living in each of the sanitary districts of the County in 1913, and the death-rates for the period 1908-12:—
| Metropolitan borough. | Deaths, 1913 (53 weeks). | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-12. | 1913. | ||
| Paddington | 117 | 0.66 | 0.81 |
| Kensington | 126 | 0.65 | 0.72 |
| Hammersmith | 113 | 0.89 | 0.90 |
| Fulham | 102 | 1.00 | 0.64 |
| Chelsea | 28 | 0.72 | 0.43 |
| Westminster, City of | 47 | 0.43 | 0.30 |
| St. Marylebone | 64 | 0.72 | 0.55 |
| Hampstead | 40 | 0.42 | 0.46 |
| St. Pancras | 100 | 0.93 | 0.46 |
| Islington | 224 | 0.91 | 0.68 |
| Stoke Newington | 26 | 0.55 | 0.51 |
| Hackney | 117 | 0.73 | 0.52 |
| Holborn | 20 | 0.71 | 0.42 |
| Finsbury | 74 | 1.61 | 0.86 |
| London, City of | 6 | 0.30 | 0.33 |
| Shoreditch | 99 | 1.61 | 0.89 |
| Bethnal Green | 113 | 1.37 | 0.87 |
| Stepney | 162 | 1.36 | 0.58 |
| Poplar | 158 | 1.53 | 0.97 |
| Southwark | 179 | 1.26 | 0.93 |
| Bermondsey | 161 | 1.57 | 1.27 |
| Lambeth | 205 | 081 | 0.68 |
| Battersea | 154 | 0.92 | 0.90 |
| Wandsworth | 171 | 0.68 | 0.51 |
| Camberwell | 158 | 0.77 | 0.59 |
| Deptford | 118 | 1.01 | 1.06 |
| Greenwich | 80 | 0.91 | 0.82 |
| Lewisham | 96 | 0.54 | 0.56 |
| Woolwich | 45 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| London | 3,103 | 0.92 | 0.68 |
It will be seen from the foregoing table that the death-rate from these diseases in the period
1908-12 was highest in Finsbury and Shoreditch (1.61) and lowest in the City of London (0.30), and in
1913 was highest in Bermondsey (1.27) and lowest in the City of Westminster (0.30). The deathrates
from these diseases during each of the four quarters of the year were as follows: First quarter,
1.19 ; second quarter, 0.87 ; third quarter, 0.35 ; and fourth quarter, 0.32 per 1,000 persons living.
Smallpox
death-rates
in London.
Smallpox and Vaccination.
The death-rates from smallpox in successive periods have been as follows:—
| Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841-1850 | 0.402 | 1904 | 0.006a |
| 1851-1860 | 0.280 | 1905 | 0.002a |
| 1861-1870 | 0.276 | 1906 | - |
| 1871-1880 | 0.457 | 1907 | - |
| 1881-1890 | 0.142 | 1908 | - |
| 1891 -1900 | 0.009a | 1909 | 0.0O0a |
| 1901 1910 | 0.035a | 1910 | - |
| 1911 | 0.002a | ||
| 1901 | 0.051a | 1912 | 0.000a |
| 1902 | 0.285a | 1913 | - |
| 1903 | 0.003a |
The smallpox death-rate in each year since 1840 in relation to the mean death-rate during
the period 1841-1913 is shown in diagram (E).
(a) See footnote (c), page 6.