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 all Public Institutions, &c., in the Five Years 1904-8, and in 1909.
Boroughs. | All Causes. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diptheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis. | Deaths under One Year to 1000 Births. | ||||||||||||
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1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | 1904 1908. | 1909. | |
County of London | 14.9 | 14.0 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.26 | .... | ... | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.71 | 0.33 | 1.44 | 1.31 | 127 | 108 |
Paddington | 13.1 | 12.9 | 0.00 | ... | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.24 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.03 | ... | ... | 0.58 | 0.24 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 113 | 100 |
Kensington | 13.7 | 13.3 | 0.00 | ... | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0 22 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | ... | 0.56 | 0.27 | 1.17 | 0.96 | 132 | 113 |
Hammersmith | 14.5 | 14.3 | ... | ... | 0.44 | 0.64 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.37 | .... | ... | 0.05 | 0.04 | ... | ... | 0.71 | 0.35 | 1.25 | 1.09 | 130 | 120 |
Fulham | 14.0 | 12.0 | ... | ... | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.35 | 0.28 | ... | ... | 0.06 | 0.02 | ... | ... | 1.08 | 0.50 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 134 | 108 |
Chelsea | 15.3 | 14.4 | ... | ... | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.17 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.03 | ... | ... | 0.52 | 0.20 | 1 .53 | 1.45 | 125 | 107 |
City of Westminster | 13.1 | 13.1 | ... | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | ... | 0.33 | 0.10 | 1.40 | 1.34 | 107 | 95 |
St. Marylebone | 15.2 | 14.6 | ... | ... | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.20 | ... | ... | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | ... | 0.47 | 0.23 | 1.47 | 1.35 | 116 | 99 |
Hampstead | 9.3 | 8.9 | ... | ... | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.19 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.05 | ... | ... | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 83 | 75 |
St. Pancras | 15.8 | 14.8 | ... | .... | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.13 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.00 | ... | 0.51 | 0.19 | 1.68 | 1.61 | 121 | 102 |
Islington | 14.5 | 14.0 | 0.00 | ... | 0.41 | 0.57 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.25 | ... | ... | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.00 | ... | 0.49 | 0.20 | 1.32 | 1.23 | 118 | 101 |
Stoke Newington | 12.3 | 11.3 | ... | ... | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.20 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.02 | ... | ... | 0.41 | 0.07 | 1.22 | 0.83 | 104 | 80 |
Hackney | 13.8 | 12.6 | 0.00 | ... | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.22 | ... | ... | 0.08 | 0.03 | ... | ... | 0.80 | 0.32 | 1.25 | 1.22 | 125 | 102 |
Hol born | 17.5 | 15.6 | 0.01 | ... | 0.36 | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.26 | 0.28 | ... | ... | 0.06 | 0.02 | ... | ... | 0.49 | 0.17 | 2.55 | 2.05 | 124 | 102 |
Finsbury | 19.7 | 19.2 | 0.01 | ... | 0.65 | 0.89 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.54 | ... | ... | 0.09 | 0.03 | ... | ... | 0.97 | 0.63 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 144 | 131 |
City of London | 17.2 | 20.3 | ... | ... | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.09 | ... | 0.12 | ... | 0.20 | 0.22 | ... | ... | 0.03 | 0.06 | ... | ... | 0.18 | 0.11 | 1.69 | 2.15 | 106 | 113 |
Shored itch | 19.5 | 19.0 | 0.01 | ... | 0.67 | 1.14 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.63 | ... | ... | 0.06 | 0.05 | ... | ... | 1.22 | 0.78 | 2.05 | 1.75 | 161 | 140 |
Bethnal Green | 18.3 | 16.8 | 0.10 | ... | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.42 | 0.31 | ... | ... | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.00 | ... | 0.92 | 0.73 | 1.99 | 1.54 | 145 | 129 |
Stepney | 17.4 | 15.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.76 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.39 | 0.22 | ... | ... | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.00 | ... | 1.05 | 0.44 | 1.74 | 1.67 | 136 | 119 |
Poplar | 17.3 | 16.3 | 0.00 | ... | 0.53 | 0.91 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.28 | 0.12 | 0.43 | 0.49 | ... | ... | 0.07 | 0.08 | .... | ... | 1.18 | 0.64 | 1.50 | 1.29 | 140 | 129 |
Southwark | 18.2 | 16.8 | 0.00 | ... | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.39 | 0.27 | ... | ... | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.00 | ... | 0.94 | 0.54 | 2.09 | 1.79 | 146 | 119 |
Ber mondsey | 19.1 | 18.8 | ... | ... | 0.70 | 1.57 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.30 | 0.43 | ... | ... | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.00 | ... | 1.03 | 0.53 | 1.94 | 1.78 | 147 | 138 |
Lambeth | 14.7 | 14.1 | ... | ... | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.20 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.32 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 125 | 109 |
Battersea | 13.0 | 13.0 | ... | ... | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.34 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.04 | ... | ... | 0.69 | 0.26 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 123 | 107 |
Wandsworth | 12.5 | 11.9 | ... | ... | 0.27 | 0.37 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.23 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.02 | ... | 0.00 | 0.58 | 0.20 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 112 | 86 |
Camber well | 140 | 13.4 | ... | ... | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.18 | ... | ... | 0.04 | 0.02 | ... | ... | 0.61 | 0.30 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 123 | 100 |
Deptford | 14.9 | 13.6 | ... | ... | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0.40 | ... | ... | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00 | ... | 0.78 | 0.26 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 126 | 102 |
Greenwich | 13.3 | 12.2 | ... | ... | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 0.18 | ... | ... | 0.06 | 0.04 | ... | ... | 0.68 | 0.33 | 1.19 | 0.99 | 121 | 100 |
Lewisham | 11.6 | 10.3 | 0.01 | ... | 0.20 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.12 | ... | ... | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | ... | 0.52 | 0.18 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 101 | 74 |
Woolwich | 12.8 | 11. 9 | .... | ... | 0.24 | 0. 41 | 0. 09 | 0. 14 | 0. 17 | 0. 20 | 0. 26 | 0. 11 | ... | ... | 0. 05 | 0. 02 | 0. 00 | ... | 0. 65 | 0. 14 | 1. 39 | 1. 20 | 110 | 82 |