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London County Council 1931

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

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Vital statistics for the several metropolitan boroughs and the County of London in the year 1931. (Rates per 1,000 of civil population.)

Vital statistics for the several metropolitan boroughs and the County of London in the year 1931. (Rates per 1,000 of civil population.)

Metropolitan boroughs. (Arranged in topographical order.)Estimated civil population 1931.Births. (a)Deaths.Infant mortality (per 1,000 births).MeaslesScarlet fever.Diphtheria.Whooping cough.Typhoid fever.Diarrhoea and Enteritis, age 0-2 (per l,000 births).Phthisis.Pneumonia.Bronchitis.Cancer.Maternal mortality (per 1,000 births).Notified cases of infectious disease.
Scarlet fever.Diphtheria.Typhoid fever.Erysipelas.Cerebrospinal fever.Acute pneumonia
Western.
Paddington140,30014.813.187.11.06.06.0112.5.83.93.591.614.802.661.82.06.49.032.42
Kensington174,60014.214.176.01.04.06.0114.1.731.33.781.916.042.381.47.11.36.051.45
Hammersmith135,10015.312.268.01.04.059.2.81.98.691.701.922.071.68.01.36.071.04
Fulham151,20015.112.368.01.01.06.05.016.6.981.04.471.513.942.181.49.03.56.061 .79
Chelsea57,22012.814.142.02.03.055.4.89.82.402.295.441 .611.23.04.372.24
Westminster, City of115,60010.113.674.04.04.0213.3.911.15.721.854.141.371.25.09.36.05.42
Northern.
St. Marylebone93,46011.413.166.02.03.04.02.0312.2.871.13.442.022.812.701.51.13.57.05.85
Hampstead87,74011.211.761.01.02.028.1.47.68.481.882.042.11.85.06.41.02.94
St. Pancras195,20015.213.467.01.01.10.07.0110.1.941.03.731.852.362.231.71.07.49.061.40
Islington324,60016.712.763.02.02.05.1110.9.871.15.711.634.253.382.19.05.55.031.50
Stoke Newington51,38015.212.754.02.0210.31.05.80.581.935.132.031.13.04.59.04.80
Hackney217,00015.511.560.02.07.04.0011.9.711.04.421.583.272.301.86.03.46.03.86
Central.
Holborn34,47010.214.374.03.12.038.5.931.10.782.291.752.15.12.49.151.11
Finsbury70,12017.114.066.06.06.10.0111.71.201 .27.981.404.182.452.72.04.59.061.74
London, City of (b)9,7106.414.681.21.721.03.621.961.761.55.621.55
Eastern.
Shoreditch98,26017.112.575.26.07.11.0119.6.901.40.611.241.783.042.79.06.52.05.67
Bethnal Green109,20016.812.588.05.01.06.09.0127.21.091.46.581.185.453.932.95.03.89.061.69
Stepney225,80017.513.178.11.02.08.1418.21.041.30.511.511.775.592.94.021.06.031.99
Poplar156,30017.512.477.06.02.07.127.3.971 .34.781 .412.563.732.48.03.64.053.86
Southern.
Southwark172,90016.914.061.02.02.05.10.015.51.201.18.721.683.422.982.47.03.75.072.38
Bermondsey112,40017.412.657.02.01.05.05.016.11.051.37.571.335.622.702.29.01.43.081.45
Lambeth295,90015.312.760.00.02.07.09.006.6.86.93.571.783.322 041.56.02.52.021.58
Battersea159,80015.512.157.01.04.03.03.013.6.89.78.541.776.063.132.21.03.46.022.25
Wandsworth353,20012.311.462.01.01.05.055.8.79.59.541.643.921.901.23.02.37.021.59
Camberwell252,10014.711.956.01.02.07.04.018.1.961.01.611.533.512.981.80.02.47.06.92
Deptford107,20016.312.053.01.06.11.105.2.931.05.511.623.443.912.44.02.53.01102
Greenwich99,64014.811.465.02.01.11.05.019.4.97.92.471.636.702.572.84.12.64.011.35
Lewisham220,80014110.250.01.02.08.05.017.1.67.64.481.495.142.971.69.05.32.031.29
Woolwich142,60014.611.659.01.04.04.062.81.04.88.641.543.712.371 .91.04.57.052.56
London, 19314,363,80015.012 .465.03.02.06.07.019.7.901.02.601.643.812.781.93.04.53.041 58
London, 19304,388,00015.811.659.23.03.10.03.019.9.87.78.441.573.333.743.01.07.54.021.24

Bronchitis.
Cancer.
Maternal
mortality
(per
1,000
births).
Notified cases of infectious disease.
Scarlet
fever.
Diphtheria.
Typhoid
fever.
Erysipelas.
Cerebro
spinal
fever.
Western.
Paddington
140,300
14.8
13.1
87
.11

.06
.06
.01
12.5
.83
.93
.59
1.61
4.80
2.66
1.82
.06
.49
.03
2.42
Kensington
174,600
14.2
14.1
76

.01
.04
.06
.01
14.1
.73
1.33
.78
1.91
6.04
2.38
1.47
.11
.36
.05
1.45
Hammersmith
135,100
15.3
12.2
68

.01
.04
.05

9.2
.81
.98
.69
1.70
1.92
2.07
1.68
.01
.36
.07
1.04
Fulham
151,200
15.1
12.3
68
.01
.01
.06
.05
.01
6.6
.98
1.04
.47
1.51
3.94
2.18
1.49
.03
.56
.06
1 .79
Chelsea
57,220
12.8
14.1
42
.02

.03
.05

5.4
.89
.82
.40
2.29
5.44
1 .61
1.23
.04
.37
2.24
Westminster, City of
115,600
10.1
13.6
74


.04
.04
.02
13.3
.91
1.15
.72
1.85
4.14
1.37
1.25
.09
.36
.05
.42
Northern.
St. Marylebone
93,460
11.4
13.1
66
.02
.03
.04
.02
.03
12.2
.87
1.13
.44
2.02
2.81
2.70
1.51
.13
.57
.05
.85
Hampstead
87,740
11.2
11.7
61

.01
.02
.02

8.1
.47
.68
.48
1.88
2.04
2.11
.85
.06
.41
.02
.94
St. Pancras
195,200
15.2
13.4
67
.01
.01
.10
.07
.01
10.1
.94
1.03
.73
1.85
2.36
2.23
1.71
.07
.49
.06
1.40
Islington
324,600
16.7
12.7
63
.02
.02
.05
.11

10.9
.87
1.15
.71
1.63
4.25
3.38
2.19
.05
.55
.03
1.50
Stoke Newington
51,380
15.2
12.7
54


.02
.02

10.3
1.05
.80
.58
1.93
5.13
2.03
1.13
.04
.59
.04
.80
Hackney
217,000
15.5
11.5
60

.02
.07
.04
.00
11.9
.71
1.04
.42
1.58
3.27
2.30
1.86
.03
.46
.03
.86
Central.
Holborn
34,470
10.2
14.3
74
.03


.12
.03
8.5
.93
1.10
.78
2.29

1.75
2.15
.12
.49
.15
1.11
Finsbury
70,120
17.1
14.0
66
.06

.06
.10
.01
11.7
1.20
1 .27
.98
1.40
4.18
2.45
2.72
.04
.59
.06
1.74
London, City of (b)
9,710
6.4
14.6
81


.21



.72
1.03
.62
1.96

1.76
1.55

.62
1.55
Eastern.
Shoreditch
98,260
17.1
12.5
75
.26

.07
.11
.01
19.6
.90
1.40
.61
1.24
1.78
3.04
2.79
.06
.52
.05
.67
Bethnal Green
109,200
16.8
12.5
88
.05
.01
.06
.09
.01
27.2
1.09
1.46
.58
1.18
5.45
3.93
2.95
.03
.89
.06
1.69
Stepney
225,800
17.5
13.1
78
.11
.02
.08
.14

18.2
1.04
1.30
.51
1.51
1.77
5.59
2.94
.02
1.06
.03
1.99
Poplar
156,300
17.5
12.4
77
.06
.02
.07
.12

7.3
.97
1 .34
.78
1 .41
2.56
3.73
2.48
.03
.64
.05
3.86
Southern.
Southwark
172,900
16.9
14.0
61
.02
.02
.05
.10
.01
5.5
1.20
1.18
.72
1.68
3.42
2.98
2.47
.03
.75
.07
2.38
Bermondsey
112,400
17.4
12.6
57
.02
.01
.05
.05
.01
6.1
1.05
1.37
.57
1.33
5.62
2.70
2.29
.01
.43
.08
1.45
Lambeth
295,900
15.3
12.7
60
.00
.02
.07
.09
.00
6.6
.86
.93
.57
1.78
3.32
2 04
1.56
.02
.52
.02
1.58
Battersea
159,800
15.5
12.1
57
.01
.04
.03
.03
.01
3.6
.89
.78
.54
1.77
6.06
3.13
2.21
.03
.46
.02
2.25
Wandsworth
353,200
12.3
11.4
62
.01
.01
.05
.05

5.8
.79
.59
.54
1.64
3.92
1.90
1.23
.02
.37
.02
1.59
Camberwell
252,100
14.7
11.9
56
.01
.02
.07
.04
.01
8.1
.96
1.01
.61
1.53
3.51
2.98
1.80
.02
.47
.06
.92
Deptford
107,200
16.3
12.0
53
.01
.06
.11
.10

5.2
.93
1.05
.51
1.62
3.44
3.91
2.44
.02
.53
.01
102
Greenwich
99,640
14.8
11.4
65
.02
.01
.11
.05
.01
9.4
.97
.92
.47
1.63
6.70
2.57
2.84
.12
.64
.01
1.35
Lewisham
220,800
141
10.2
50
.01
.02
.08
.05
.01
7.1
.67
.64
.48
1.49
5.14
2.97
1.69
.05
.32
.03
1.29
Woolwich
142,600
14.6
11.6
59
.01
.04
.04
.06

2.8
1.04
.88
.64
1.54
3.71
2.37
1 .91
.04
.57
.05
2.56
London, 1931
4,363,800
15.0
12 .4
65
.03
.02
.06
.07
.01
9.7
.90
1.02
.60
1.64
3.81
2.78
1.93
.04
.53
.04
1 58
London, 1930
4,388,000
15.8
11.6
59
.23
.03
.10
.03
.01
9.9
.87
.78
.44
1.57
3.33
3.74
3.01
.07
.54
.02
1.24
(a) The birth-rates are calculated on the total populations. (b) Including Inner and Middle Temple.