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 VII.
London and the Metropolitan Boroughs. — Death Rates per 1000 persons living, and Infantile Mortality, after Distribution of Births in the Chief Lying-in
Institutions and of Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., in the Five Years 1901.5, and in 1906.*
Boroughs. | All Causes. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis. | Deaths under One Year to 1000 Births. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901-1905. | 1906. | 1901-1905. | 1906. | 1901-1905. | 1906. | 1901-1905. | 1906. | 1901-1905. | 1906. | 1901-1905. | 1906. | 1901-1905. | 1906. | 1901-1905. | 1906. | 1901-1905. | 1906. | 1901. 1905. | 1906. | 1901-1906. | 1906. | 1901-1905. | 1906. | |
County of London | 16.1 | 15.1 | 0.07 | — | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0'00 | — | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.94 | 1.57 | 1.44 | 139 | 131 |
Paddington | 13.8 | 12.5 | 0.03 | — | 0.32 | 0-11 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.27 | 0.08 | — | 0.07 | 0.05 | — | — | 0.64 | 0.84 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 123 | 105 | |
Kensington | 14.5 | 13.8 | 0.02 | — | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.00 | — | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.00 | — | 0.60 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 1.27 | 145 | 132 |
Ha miner smith | 15.4 | 1.4.8 | 0.05 | — | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.40 | 0.16 | — | — | 0.08 | 007 | 0.00 | — | 0.82 | 1.09 | 1.37 | 1.25 | 14.5 | 138 |
Fulham | 15.5 | 13.7 | 0.02 | — | 0.56 | 0.33 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.45 | 0.19 | — | — | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.00 | — | 1.23 | 1.49 | 1.36 | 1.13 | 143 | 134 |
Chelsea | 16.2 | 15.7 | 0.02 | — | 0.32 | 0.78 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0-10 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.23 | — | — | 0.06 | — | — | — | 0.50 | 0.70 | 1.61 | 1.57 | 135 | 133 |
City of Westminster | 14.5 | 12.9 | 0.06 | — | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.13 | — | — | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 1 .68 | 1.39 | 118 | 110 |
St. Marylebone | 16.6 | 14.9 | 0.05 | — | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.24 | 0.09 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.01 | — | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.76 | 1.56 | 134 | 117 |
Hampstead | 10.2 | 9.4 | 0.01 | — | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.02 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.3 | — | — | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.83 | 0.7 | 95 | 77 |
St. Pancras | 17.3 | 15.9 | 0.10 | — | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.39 | 0.30 | — | — | 0.09 | 0.06 | — | 0.00 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 137 | 123 |
Islington | 15.3 | 14.7 | 0.04 | — | 0.41 | 0.56 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.35 | 0.22 | — | — | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.00 | — | 0.50 | 0.58 | 1.44 | 1.23 | 127 | 124 |
Stoke Newington | 13.1 | 11.5 | 0.04 | — | 022 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.32 | — | — | 0.07 | — | 0.00 | — | 0.46 | 0.47 | 1.38 | 1.04 | 115 | 102 |
Hackney | 14.7 | 13.3 | 0.07 | — | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0-10 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.17 | — | — | 0.13 | 0.06 | — | — | 0.77 | 0.88 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 132 | 119 |
Holborn | 19.2 | 18.0 | 0.26 | — | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.28 | 0.18 | — | — | 0.11 | 0.02 | — | _ | 0.53 | 0.63 | 2.93 | 2.37 | 138 | 120 |
Finsbury | 21.0 | 20.7 | 0.09 | — | 0.60 | 1.27 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.56 | — | — | 0.10 | 0.14 | — | — | 0.98 | 1.23 | 2.23 | 2.18 | 160 | 160 |
City of London | 17.8 | 17.3 | 0.07 | — | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.19 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.05 | — | — | 0.24 | 0.28 | 1.70 | 1.74 | 134 | 101 |
Shoreditch | 20.4 | 19.6 | 0.14 | — | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.56 | 0.53 | — | — | 0.09 | 0.04 | — | — | 1.31 | 1.62 | 2.10 | 2.01 | 173 | 163 |
Bethnal Green | 19.4 | 18.9 | 0.11 | — | 0.57 | 0.46 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.31 | 0.15 | 042 | 0.48 | — | — | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.01 | — | 0.89 | 1.18 | 2.09 | 2.25 | 150 | 155 |
Stepney | 19.3 | 17.7 | 0.19 | — | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.00 | — | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.00 | — | 1.07 | 1.43 | 1.99 | 1.72 | 150 | 134 |
Poplar | 18.7 | 17.6 | 0.13 | — | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.38 | 0.16 | 0.49 | 0.31 | — | — | 0.11 | 0.06 | — | — | 1.15 | 1.71 | 1.70 | 1.55 | 154 | 152 |
South wark | 19.9 | 18.1 | 0.09 | — | 0.72 | 0.46 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.46 | 0'26 | — | — | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.00 | — | 1.01 | 1.08 | 2.40 | 2.06 | 158 | 144 |
Bermondsey | 19.8 | 19.7 | 0.07 | — | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.00 | — | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.00 | — | 1.03 | 1.29 | 1.86 | 2.01 | 159 | 153 |
Lambeth | 16.1 | 15.0 | 0.04 | — | 0.39 | 0.24 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.23 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.78 | 0.90 | 1.52 | 1.37 | 138 | 131 |
Battersea | 14.9 | 13.4 | 0.03 | — | 0.61 | 0.23 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.39 | 0.44 | — | — | 0.08 | 004 | — | — | 0.84 | 0.88 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 138 | 126 |
Wandsworth | 13.1 | 12.8 | 0.02 | — | 0.37 | 0.24 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.22 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.00 | — | 0.60 | 0.83 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 120 | 121 |
Camber well | 15.0 | 14.6 | 0.05 | — | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 0.28 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.05 | — | — | 0.67 | 0.90 | 1.36 | 1.26 | 133 | 130 |
Deptford | 15.7 | 16.1 | 0.06 | — | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.00 | — | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.00 | — | 0.80 | 1.20 | 1.26 | 1 .28 | 136 | 143 |
Greenwich | 14.3 | 13.5 | 0.05 | — | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.40 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.05 | — | — | 075 | 0.69 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 131 | 119 |
Lewisham | 12.3 | 12.0 | 0.02 | — | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.18 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.01 | — | 001 | 0.56 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 112 | 113 |
Woolwich | 14.1 | 13.1 | 0.06 | — | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.17 | — | — | 0.07 | 0.07 | — | — | 0.73 | 0.83 | 1.58 | 1.33 | 120 | 109 |
* The rates for the County of London do not in all cases agree with those in some of the other Tables. (See Note * to Table 21.)