London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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London County Council 1955

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

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Table 3— Vital statistics—Metropolitan Boroughs ana the Administrative County of Lonaon,1995 (a)

Metropolitan BoroughsEstimated home population mid 1955Live birth rate.Death-ratesNotifications of infectious disease
Deaths {all causes)Infant mentality (pet l,ooo live births)Heart diseaseOther circulatoryCerebral vascular lesionsPeptic ulcerPulmonary tuberculosisPneumoniaOther respiratory diseases (inc. Bronchitis)CancerVio-ItnceScarlet feverDysenteryPoliomyelitisFood PoisoningAcute pneumoniaMeaslesWhooping coughTuberculosis
ParalyticSon ParalyticPulmonaryNon-pulmonary
Division 1
Chelsea51,45014.8160334.221.631.900.250.161.030.803.030.760.844.200.040.080.520.4714.31.650.780.14
Fulham118,60014.311.1272.880.451.300.220.230.460.982.320.490.620.730.090.100.290.3914.61.590.850.10
Hammersmith114,70014.910.9302.800.541.220.150.140.571.072.400.400.770.690.170.160.221.0014.31.711.180.13
Kensington169,40015.910.3313.050.471.280.160.070.600.751.880.610.300.580.060.120.310.628.40.681.140.15
Division 2
Hampstead97,71014.110.0172.810.711.190.130.130.410.622.250.590.240.330.090.290.570.5410.51.170.860.04
Paddington121,50017.410.7252.750.531.230.180.120.530.842.370.640.320.240.100.120.570.4213.10.981.460.15
St. Marylebone73,44011.115.5156.090.752.190.100.120.411.212.510.490.260.160.110.081.590.168.00.501.020.03
St. Pancras134,50016.510.7232.770.620.890.130.230.451.142.480.430.381.260.120.180.740.431200.791.550.16
Westminster, City of97,63011.010.1272.670.521120.100.230.600.572.310.600.310.700.100.050.090.169.41.301.130.15
Division 3
Finsbury35,10019.810.2302.760.170.680.140.430.571.342110.660.833.300.090.030.540.9715.62.911.170.17
Holborn23,06011010.4282.600.261 040090.350.560.692.470.740.170.170.350.170.527.50.041.780.17
Islington228,80017.511.3253.260.621050.170.200.861.112.180.500.931.780.160.071.320.5212.61.571.340.18
Division 4
Hackney167,20014010.4233180.471.060.250.090.441.082.260.320.482.670.110.100.260.3912.81.770.660.11
Shoreditch45,48016.812.9203.430.621.540180.330.731.412.510.350.775.540.150.090.130.2910.33.320.790.13
Stoke Newington50,47015.710.7183110.531150.140080.670.952.660.400.550.750.120.120.730.7114.91.600.630.08
Division 5
Bethnal Green53,86016010.3202.580.460.870.240150.871.212.300.350.521.210.200.020.410.0915.31.750.850.09
City of London (b)5,1806.410.6302120.390.390.390.390.770.393.281.160.390.390.190.773.91.160.19
Poplar70,26016.810.9292.480.811.020.200.230.731.222.330.440.580.510.280.130.560.8022.22.730.840.14
Stepney98,18018.6120233.040.661050.180.170.861.482.520.480.261.500.250.210.180.5518.71.501.520.23
Division 6
Deptford72,89014.411.8113.550.711.340190190.711.102.540.330.540.120.070.010.070.5614.21.562.250.05
Greenwich89,49014.59.3162.820.550.940090080.490.741.930.280.6401.90.260.360.160.1618.81.840.990.08
Woolwich148,50013.310.4203.040.501.080.170.150.660.782.200.410.300.220.400.400.160.9220.11.190.950.07
Division 7
Camberwell178,40014.910.5202.800.820.950.140160.621.072.310.410.540.540.070.020.290.3615.00.771.700.08
Lewisham223,40014.010.8173.550.511.330.130.100.470.922.370.320.710.490.400.310.240.5417.51.841.140.07
Division 8
Bermondsey57,58015.910.0232.780.541.150.240.140.431.042.150.421.950.500.170.070.210.4022.10.870.940.10
Lambeth224,2001.6010.6212.980.581.240.180.140.650.982.070.370.620.360.080.050.370.6016.91.281.030.09
Southwark93,82017.413.9283.410.801.820.200.251.131.162.340.371.972.390.300.180.291.3322.91.501.560.10
Division 9
Battersea113,70015.311.4253.550.421.510.160.120.520.952.230.480.550.260080.080180.501701.56101012
Wandsworth336,50013.815.5245.520.801.590180.150.751.013.250.490.820.260060090.750.9515.51600.91008
London,19553,295,00015.111.5233.370.611.250.170.160.630.992.390.450.630.920.160.140.460.5814.91.431.140.11
London,19543,322,00015.310.7213.220.571.200.160.180.480.762.310.440.741.280.020.010.320.452.241.411.270.12

(a) Rates are per 1,000 home population. (b) Including Inner and Middle Temple.