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Woolwich 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE VI.

London and the Metropolitan Boroughs—Birth Rates and Death Rates of persons belonging to London and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 52 weeks of 1906.*

Boroughs and Cities.Per 1,000 Persons Living.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births.
Births.Deaths from—
All Causes.Principal Epidemic Diseases.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.† Pyrexia (origin uncertain).Diarrhoea.Phthisis.
County of London26.515.11.930.410.110.150.260.060.000.941.44131
West District.
Paddington22.712.51.300.110.120.100.080.050.841.12105
Kensington10.213.81.560.450.060.110.110.030.801.27132
Hammersmith25.914.82130.470.120.220.160.071.091.25138
Fulham30.013.72.400.330.110.200.190.081.491.13134
Chelsea21.415.72.030.780120.200230.701.57132
City of Westminster17.212.90.840-100.080.090.130.030.010.401.39110
North Districts.
St. Marylebone21.214.91.280.370.110.090.090.020-601.56117
Hampstead10.59.40.570.110.060.090.020.030.260.6777
St. Pancras26.01591.650410.140.100.300.060.0o0.641.81123
Islington25.514.71.620560.110.090.220060.581.23124
Stoke Newington20.811.51.100.210.020.080.320.471.04102
Hackney24.713.31.580.280100.090170.060.881.30119
Central Districts.
Holborn22.31801.440.450.050.110.180.020.632.37120
Finsbury30.220.73.591.270.150.240.560.141.232.18160
City of London10.717.31.080.140.330.090.190.050.281.74101
East Districts.
Shorediteh34.219.63.130.650.160.130.530.041.622.01163
Bethnal Green34.518.92.550.460.170.150.480.111.182.25155
Stepney35.317.72.740.570.120.200.340.081 .431.72134
Poplar31.617.62.950.630.080.160.310.061.711.55152
South Districts.
Southwark29.818.12.230.460.220.150.260.061.082.06144
Bermondsey31.819.72.940.730.230.260.400.031.292.01153
Lambeth26.315.01.690.240.090.160.230.070.000.901.37131
Battersea26.213.41.820230.130.100.440.040.881.28126
Wandsworth26.412.81.600.240.070.180220060.831.01121
Camber well25.714.61.880.410.090.150.280.050.901.26130
Deptford28.616.12.690.600.130.170.540.051.201.28143
Greenwich25.413.51.870.290.160.280.400.050.691.19119
Lewisham23.412.01.450.140.090.140.180.010.010.880.82113
WOOLWICH27.913.11.520.240.040.170.170.070.831.33109

In this Table 0.00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 0.005; where no
death occurred is inserted.
. The rates for the County of London do not in all cases agree with those in some of the other Tables.
See note (*) on preceding page,
† Called "Simple Continued Fever" previous to 1901.