London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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T able A.(ii)—
| Age—years | Total | Number living alone | Percentage living alone | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60-64 | 65 | -74 | 75-84 | 85 and over | |||||||||
| F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Chelsea | 1,746 | 1,327 | 2,671 | 750 | 1,673 | 135 | 415 | 2,212 | 6,505 | 273 | 2,187 | 12.3 | 33.6 |
| Fulham | 3,601 | 3,431 | 5,666 | 1,461 | 3,154 | 211 | 553 | 5.103 | 12,974 | 658 | 3,957 | 12.9 | 30.5 |
| Hammersmith | 3,171 | 3,194 | 5,051 | 1,211 | 2,584 | 156 | 446 | 4,561 | 11,252 | 608 | 3 379 | 13.3 | 30.0 |
| Kensington | 4,931 | 3,771 | 7,420 | 1,454 | 4,117 | 232 | 1,020 | 5,457 | 17,488 | 914 | 5,393 | 16.7 | 30.8 |
| Hampstead | 3,215 | 2,428 | 4,771 | 1,057 | 2,586 | 158 | 561 | 3,643 | 11,133 | 545 | 3,623 | 15.0 | 32.5 |
| Paddington | 3,506 | 3,123 | 5,155 | 1,162 | 2,487 | 149 | 473 | 4,434 | 11,621 | 843 | 4,130 | 19.0 | 35.5 |
| St. Marylebone | 3,019 | 2,515 | 4,461 | 1,023 | 2,175 | 186 | 463 | 3,724 | 10,118 | 548 | 3,177 | 14.7 | 31.4 |
| St. Pancras | 3,659 | 3,623 | 5,910 | 1,415 | 3,018 | 231 | 549 | 5,269 | 13,136 | 927 | 4,663 | 17.6 | 35.5 |
| Westminster, City of | 3,229 | 3,008 | 4,760 | 1,070 | 2,123 | 154 | 399 | 4,232 | 10,511 | 712 | 3,557 | 16.8 | 33.8 |
| Finsbury | 1,028 | 951 | 1,477 | 344 | 705 | 47 | 144 | 1,342 | 3,354 | 267 | 1,224 | 19.9 | 36.5 |
| Holborn | 766 | 714 | 1,069 | 265 | 498 | 28 | 78 | 1,007 | 2,411 | 179 | 834 | 17.8 | 34.6 |
| Islington | 6,141 | 5,898 | 9,442 | 2,463 | 5,297 | 365 | 1,036 | 8,726 | 21,916 | 1,479 | 7,309 | 16.9 | 33.4 |
| Hackney | 4,976 | 4,651 | 7,550 | 1,874 | 3,887 | 273 | 667 | 6,798 | 17,080 | 884 | 5,145 | 13.0 | 30.1 |
| Shoreditch | 1,121 | 1,043 | 1,762 | 451 | 1,025 | 71 | 192 | 1,565 | 4,100 | 312 | 1,333 | 19.9 | 32.5 |
| Stoke Newington | 1,343 | 1,228 | 2,041 | 500 | 1,019 | 66 | 194 | 1,794 | 4,597 | 245 | 1,383 | 13.7 | 30.1 |
| Bethnal Green | 1,505 | 1,404 | 2,269 | 584 | 1,189 | 84 | 206 | 2,072 | 5,169 | 362 | 1,797 | 17.5 | 34.8 |
| City of London | 167 | 192 | 221 | 69 | 90 | 5 | 12 | 266 | 490 | 21 | 89 | 7.9 | 18.2 |
| Poplar | 1,771 | 1,775 | 2,639 | 762 | 1,437 | 94 | 209 | 2,631 | 6,056 | 380 | 1,775 | 14.4 | 29.3 |
| Stepney | 2,533 | 2,684 | 3,782 | 1,046 | 1,727 | 145 | 276 | 3,875 | 8,318 | 550 | 2,495 | 14.2 | 30.0 |
| Deptford | 1,884 | 1,973 | 2,892 | 927 | 1,806 | 110 | 309 | 3,010 | 6,891 | 355 | 2,026 | 11.8 | 29.4 |
| Greenwich | 2,402 | 2,431 | 3,722 | 1,116 | 2,012 | 181 | 450 | 3,728 | 8,586 | 351 | 1,917 | 9.4 | 22.3 |
| Woolwich | 4,259 | 4,572 | 6,807 | 1,870 | 3,394 | 309 | 653 | 6,751 | 15,113 | 592 | 3,254 | 8.8 | 21.5 |
| Camberwell | 4,765 | 4,556 | 7,817 | 2,057 | 4,513 | 310 | 836 | 6,923 | 17,931 | 875 | 5,230 | 12.6 | 29.2 |
| Lewisham | 6,683 | 6,839 | 10,714 | 2,844 | 5,490 | 494 | 1,165 | 10,177 | 24,052 | 839 | 5,230 | 8.2 | 21.7 |
| Bermondsey | 1,513 | 1,405 | 2,373 | 632 | 1,249 | 84 | 204 | 2,121 | 5,339 | 346 | 1,856 | 16.3 | 34.8 |
| Lambeth | 6,237 | 6,087 | 9,899 | 2,501 | 5,292 | 332 | 1,006 | 8,920 | 22,434 | 1,160 | 6,738 | 13.0 | 30.0 |
| Southwark | 2,320 | 2,336 | 3,733 | 997 | 2,124 | 143 | 355 | 3,476 | 8,532 | 628 | 2,952 | 18.1 | 34.6 |
| Battersea | 3,068 | 2,828 | 4,939 | 1,251 | 2,876 | 194 | 618 | 4,273 | 11,501 | 532 | 3,372 | 12.5 | 29.3 |
| Wandsworth | 10,624 | 10,363 | 17,165 | 4,630 | 10,358 | 715 | 2,374 | 15,708 | 40,521 | 1,547 | 9,732 | 9.8 | 24.0 |