Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 London | 26.5 | 15.1 | 1.93 | — | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.26 | — | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.94 | 1.44 | 131 |
West District. | ||||||||||||||
Paddington | 22.7 | 12.5 | 1.30 | — | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.08 | — | 0.05 | — | 0.84 | 1.12 | 105 |
Kensington | 10.2 | 13.8 | 1.56 | — | 0.45 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.11 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.80 | 1.27 | 132 |
Hammersmith | 25.9 | 14.8 | 213 | — | 0.47 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.16 | — | 0.07 | — | 1.09 | 1.25 | 138 |
Fulham | 30.0 | 13.7 | 2.40 | — | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.19 | — | 0.08 | — | 1.49 | 1.13 | 134 |
Chelsea | 21.4 | 15.7 | 2.03 | — | 0.78 | 012 | 0.20 | 023 | — | — | — | 0.70 | 1.57 | 132 |
City of Westminster | 17.2 | 12.9 | 0.84 | — | 0-10 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.13 | — | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.40 | 1.39 | 110 |
North Districts. | ||||||||||||||
St. Marylebone | 21.2 | 14.9 | 1.28 | — | 0.37 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.09 | — | 0.02 | — | 0-60 | 1.56 | 117 |
Hampstead | 10.5 | 9.4 | 0.57 | — | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.02 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.26 | 0.67 | 77 |
St. Pancras | 26.0 | 159 | 1.65 | — | 041 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.30 | — | 0.06 | 0.0o | 0.64 | 1.81 | 123 |
Islington | 25.5 | 14.7 | 1.62 | — | 056 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.22 | — | 006 | — | 0.58 | 1.23 | 124 |
Stoke Newington | 20.8 | 11.5 | 1.10 | — | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.32 | — | — | — | 0.47 | 1.04 | 102 |
Hackney | 24.7 | 13.3 | 1.58 | — | 0.28 | 010 | 0.09 | 017 | — | 0.06 | — | 0.88 | 1.30 | 119 |
Central Districts. | ||||||||||||||
Holborn | 22.3 | 180 | 1.44 | — | 0.45 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.18 | — | 0.02 | — | 0.63 | 2.37 | 120 |
Finsbury | 30.2 | 20.7 | 3.59 | — | 1.27 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.56 | — | 0.14 | — | 1.23 | 2.18 | 160 |
City of London | 10.7 | 17.3 | 1.08 | — | 0.14 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.19 | — | 0.05 | — | 0.28 | 1.74 | 101 |
East Districts. | ||||||||||||||
Shorediteh | 34.2 | 19.6 | 3.13 | — | 0.65 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.53 | — | 0.04 | — | 1.62 | 2.01 | 163 |
Bethnal Green | 34.5 | 18.9 | 2.55 | — | 0.46 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.48 | — | 0.11 | — | 1.18 | 2.25 | 155 |
Stepney | 35.3 | 17.7 | 2.74 | — | 0.57 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.34 | — | 0.08 | — | 1 .43 | 1.72 | 134 |
Poplar | 31.6 | 17.6 | 2.95 | — | 0.63 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.31 | — | 0.06 | 1.71 | 1.55 | 152 | |
South Districts. | ||||||||||||||
Southwark | 29.8 | 18.1 | 2.23 | — | 0.46 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.26 | — | 0.06 | — | 1.08 | 2.06 | 144 |
Bermondsey | 31.8 | 19.7 | 2.94 | — | 0.73 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.40 | — | 0.03 | — | 1.29 | 2.01 | 153 |
Lambeth | 26.3 | 15.0 | 1.69 | — | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.23 | — | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1.37 | 131 |
Battersea | 26.2 | 13.4 | 1.82 | — | 023 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.44 | — | 0.04 | — | 0.88 | 1.28 | 126 |
Wandsworth | 26.4 | 12.8 | 1.60 | — | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 022 | — | 006 | — | 0.83 | 1.01 | 121 |
Camber well | 25.7 | 14.6 | 1.88 | — | 0.41 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.28 | — | 0.05 | — | 0.90 | 1.26 | 130 |
Deptford | 28.6 | 16.1 | 2.69 | — | 0.60 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.54 | — | 0.05 | — | 1.20 | 1.28 | 143 |
Greenwich | 25.4 | 13.5 | 1.87 | — | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.40 | — | 0.05 | — | 0.69 | 1.19 | 119 |
Lewisham | 23.4 | 12.0 | 1.45 | — | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.18 | — | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 113 |
WOOLWICH | 27.9 | 13.1 | 1.52 | — | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.17 | — | 0.07 | — | 0.83 | 1.33 | 109 |
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.