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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 27— Vital statistics for the metropolitan boroughs and the County of London in the year 1938 (Rates per 1,000 of population)
Table 27— Vital statistics for the metropolitan boroughs and the County of London in the year 1938 (Rates per 1,000 of population)
| Metropolitan boroughs arranged in topographical order | Estimated resident population 1938 | Live births | Deaths | Infantmortality(per 1,000 live births) | Measles | Scartlet fever | Diphtheria | Whooping cough | Typhoid fever | Diarrhœa and enteritis, age 0-2(per 1,000 live births) | Pulmonary tuberculosis | Peneumonia | Other resp. dis. | Cancer | Maternal mortality(per 1,000 live births | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notification of infectious disease | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet fever | Diph theria | Typhoid fever | Erysipelas | Cerebrospinal fever | Acute pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||
| Western. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Paddington | 137,400 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 66 | .08 | — | .06 | .02 | — | 13.8 | .51 | .81 | .36 | 1.96 | 1.59 | 1.44 | 1.67 | .04 | .39 | .05 | .93 |
| Kensington | 174,100 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 78 | .07 | — | .05 | .03 | .01 | 24.6 | .53 | .82 | .40 | 1.80 | 2.24 | 1.42 | 1.02 | .09 | .30 | .04 | .56 |
| Hammersmith | 125,100 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 62 | .04 | — | .04 | .03 | — | 13.9 | .58 | .75 | .51 | 1.87 | 1.07 | 2.30 | 1.54 | .02 | .42 | .06 | .93 |
| Fulham | 137,700 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 51 | .04 | .01 | .03 | .04 | — | 10.7 | .78 | .69 | .39 | 2.00 | .51 | 1.92 | 1.54 | .03 | .50 | .04 | .96 |
| Chelsea | 56,050 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 80 | .05 | .02 | .07 | .02 | — | 19.2 | .70 | .66 | .52 | 2.12 | 5.23 | 1.54 | 2.92 | .16 | .48 | .05 | 1.14 |
| Westminster, City of | 124,400 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 57 | .03 | — | .01 | — | .01 | 10.5 | .48 | .56 | .32 | 1.83 | 5.74 | .79 | 1.19 | .08 | .26 | .05 | .18 |
| Northern. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Marylebone | 90,680 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 60 | .01 | .02 | .02 | .01 | — | 12.5 | .37 | .77 | .35 | 1.99 | 2.49 | .96 | .96 | .10 | .36 | .04 | .27 |
| Hampstead | 90,480 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 57 | .02 | — | — | — | .01 | 7.6 | .38 | .70 | .23 | 2 03 | .94 | 1.81 | .95 | .09 | .33 | .07 | 1.02 |
| St. Pancras | 179,400 | 13.6 | 11.5 | 64 | .07 | — | .04 | .02 | .01 | 17.2 | .67 | .84 | .38 | 1.92 | .82 | 1.84 | 2.10 | .04 | .48 | .06 | 1.13 |
| Islington | 292,300 | 15.4 | 11.9 | 65 | .08 | .01 | .08 | .05 | — | 20.1 | .73 | .92 | .47 | 1 .81 | 2.23 | 2.40 | 2. 05 | .03 | .54 | .04 | .64 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,480 | 13.8 | 110 | 43 | .12 | — | .04 | .02 | — | 5.8 | .48 | .55 | .55 | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.95 | 1.01 | — | .50 | .04 | .70 |
| Hackney | 205,200 | 13.4 | 10.7 | 56 | .03 | .00 | .02 | .02 | — | 12.4 | .56 | .79 | .36 | 1.60 | .36 | 1.80 | 1.13 | .02 | .51 | .04 | .90 |
| Central. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Holborn | 34,350 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 84 | .03 | — | —. | — | — | 24.0 | .87 | .55 | .49 | 1.78 | 4.00 | 1.69 | 1.31 | — | .41 | .03 | .67 |
| Finsbury | 56,960 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 73 | .02 | — | .05 | .12 | — | 21.6 | .61 | .81 | .56 | 1.98 | 1.35 | 2.71 | 2.45 | — | .60 | .02 | 1.09 |
| City of London (a) | 9,180 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 63 | — | — | — | .87 | .33 | — | 1.31 | — | .98 | 1.31 | .11 | .22 | .11 | .33 | |||
| Eastern. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoreditch | 80,360 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 64 | .07 | .01 | .05 | .06 | .05 | 25.4 | .58 | .90 | .32 | 1.70 | 2.54 | 2.65 | 2.52 | .41 | .45 | .11 | 1.02 |
| Bethnal Green | 92,910 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 59 | .06 | .02 | .05 | .02 | — | 22.0 | .73 | .84 | .33 | 1.70 | 1.52 | 3.73 | 2.53 | .02 | .79 | .02 | 1.40 |
| Stepney | 200,500 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 63 | .08 | .01 | .04 | .06 | — | 17.6 | .60 | .86 | .34 | 1.71 | 2.29 | 1.83 | 2 03 | .06 | .64 | .04 | 1.19 |
| Poplar | 134,400 | 14.9 | 11.4 | 60 | .10 | .01 | .07 | .02 | — | 8.5 | .73 | .73 | .53 | 1.82 | 2.50 | 2.48 | 4.04 | .04 | .49 | .07 | 2.23 |
| Southern. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| South wark | 145,300 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 57 | .08 | .01 | .06 | .01 | — | 14.8 | .84 | .89 | .42 | 1.64 | .99 | 2.34 | 2.49 | .02 | .50 | .05 | .97 |
| Bermondsey | 97,420 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 45 | .11 | .01 | .04 | .04 | — | 9.0 | .69 | .66 | .68 | 1.85 | 2.78 | 2.06 | 1.92 | .02 | .59 | .03 | 1.15 |
| Lambeth | 272,800 | 141 | 11.9 | 51 | .07 | .00 | .04 | .01 | — | 10.9 | .68 | .77 | .38 | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.69 | 2.23 | .03 | .40 | .07 | .82 |
| Battersea | 141,700 | 14.9 | 11.8 | 53 | .08 | — | .05 | .02 | — | 14.7 | .62 | .54 | .59 | 1.93 | 2.84 | 2.28 | 1.95 | .05 | .37 | .01 | 1.69 |
| Wandsworth | 340,100 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 46 | .04 | .01 | .04 | .01 | .00 | 10.6 | .60 | .50 | .41 | 1.81 | 2.47 | 1.67 | 1.47 | .04 | .33 | .05 | .96 |
| Camberwell | 222,400 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 61 | .05 | .00 | .09 | .03 | — | 11.3 | .68 | .81 | .49 | 1.67 | 2.58 | 2.54 | 1.96 | .02 | .47 | .03 | .68 |
| Deptford | 95,460 | 14.4 | 11.8 | 54 | .02 | .01 | .05 | .01 | .01 | 5.1 | .57 | .79 | .40 | 1 . 73 | 1.45 | 2.35 | 1.82 | .02 | .41 | .02 | .97 |
| Greenwich | 95,770 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 42 | .04 | .01 | .01 | .02 | — | 2.3 | .63 | .72 | .30 | 1.60 | 1.53 | 1.64 | 2.65 | .03 | .50 | .01 | .96 |
| Lewisham | 229,000 | 13.9 | 10.5 | 47 | .06 | .00 | .10 | .01 | — | 5.0 | .67 | .60 | .39 | 1.69 | 2.20 | 2.06 | 1.73 | .03 | .31 | .03 | 1.22 |
| Woolwich | 150,900 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 50 | .03 | .03 | .05 | .01 | .01 | 9.2 | .78 | .64 | .40 | 1.02 | .49 | 2.58 | 1.97 | .04 | .61 | .05 | 1.23 |
| London, 1938 | 4,062,800 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 57 | .06 | .01 | .05 | .03 | .00 | 13.2 | .64 | .74 | .42 | 1.79 | 1.91 | 2.00 | 1.88 | .05 | .45 | .04 | .98 |
| London, 1931 | 4,094,500 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 60 | .01 | .01 | .05 | .06 | .00 | 12.3 | .71 | .86 | .60 | 1.79 | 2.29 | 2.07 | 1.91 | .05 | .43 | .04 | 1.18 |
(a) Including Inner and Middle Temple.