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Woolwich 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE VI.London and the Metropolitan Boroughs—Births and Deaths of Persons belonging to London and the Metro politan Boroughs during the 52 Weeks ended 1st January, 1916.1

TABLE VI.

London and the Metropolitan Boroughs—Births and Deaths of Persons belonging to London and the Metro politan Boroughs during the 52 Weeks ended 1st January, 1916.1

BoroughsPopulation estimated to the Middle of 1914.Births.Birth Rats.Deaths From.Deaths under 1 Year of Age.Rate per 1,000 Births.
All Causes.Rate.Enteric Fever.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Years).Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
County or London4,516,612101,64922-572,39916031203227233211466992542678211,369112
West.
Paddington142,055274619.3226615.96—9311312091169316115
Kensington170,817311818.2260715.32—11111211669193367118
Hammersmith124,750270721.7193215.52—4713271445197275101
Fulham158,849387024.4234914.75312220502775197445115
Chelsea63,791109917.2111617.5——405861711010696
City of Westminster152,346196912.9222914.64—381111123920518292
North.
St. Marylebone112,892182316.1170015.02—5391684613418199
Hampstead86,731131715.2101411.71—222610175510378
"St. Pancras212,497475522.3352716.68—64225124102415496104
Islington324,764754423.2555517.15—1524010558164525812107
Stoke Newington50,45491618.177815.42—2477975594103
Hackney223,724484421.6325914.66—6774329122309526108
Central.
Holborn45,86167214.675916.51—1911211138068101
Finsbury83,212219826.4164319.71—541045983169281128
City of London17,1291508.730817.9—4—1332018120
East.
Shoreditch108,869311428.6205218.83—68113622130260450144
Bothnal Green127,662351427.5211016.54—101114139135199430122
Stopney273,265751227.5460316.83—111295372236520867115
Poplar160,222474229.6304619.05—11897234173252628132
South.
Southwark186,941523928.0372719.93—131124637148389693132
Bermondsey124,213354728.5250420.13—11097921134239527148
Lambeth296,724657122.1494416.613—102194945139460693105
Battersea167,338382422.8264815.86—1649772979240428112
Wandsworth338,998627818.5419512.49—16522665411733558994
Camberwell262,020614923.4391814.96—9584030146360635103
Deptford109,18227.0194817.84—559651096173390132
Greenwich96,037233524.3171017.88—463431446165237101
Lewisham172,433331719.2212412.33—51529163915526780
Woolwich122,836282322.9182814.85—45716203119626594

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* For the purpose of this Table, the Births registered in London have been corrected by distributing
those which occurred in the principal Institutions receiving maternity cases to the Boroughs in which the
mothers resided. In 1,592 cases the residence was outside the County of London, and these cases have
been excluded. On the other hand, 53 Births that occurred outside the County have been included.
With regard to the Deaths of London residents, all transferable deaths (i.e., those of persons who, having
a fixed or usual residence in England and Wales die in a district other than that in which they resided)
occurring in Greater London and in certain Metropolitan Institutions outside Greater London, have
been distributed to the Metropolitan Borough to which the deceased belonged. Of the deaths registered
in London, the previous residence was outside the County in 3,529 cases, while, on the other hand,
the deaths of 3,507 London residents occurred in the Outer Ring or in Metropolitan Institutions
outside Greater London.