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 Hammersmith]
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Of the 665 deaths of residents at 65 years of age and
upwards it is interesting to note that of these, 136 died
between the ages of 65 and 70, 330 between 70-80, 177
between 80-90, and 22 between 90-100.
Statistics.—The following table gives the statistics of the
Borough during 1925 and the previous five years, in the form
prescribed by the Ministry of Health: —
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths. | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | Number. | Rate. | of Non-residents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1919 | 130981 | 2084 | 2296 | 16.8 | 1210 | 9.2 | 168 | 659 | 228 | 99 | 1701 | 13.0 |
| 1920 | 136200 | 3150 | 3312 | 24.3 | 1073 | 7.9 | 161 | 646 | 219 | 66 | 1558 | 11.4 |
| 1921 | 131500 | 2599 | 2779 | 21.1 | 1167 | 91 | 202 | 669 | 245 | 88 | 1634 | 12.7 |
| 1922 | 134400 | 2564 | 2758 | 20.5 | 1223 | 91 | 196 | 705 | 196 | 71 | 1733 | 12.9 |
| 1923 | 133600 | 2571 | 2701 | 20.2 | 981 | 7.3 | 125 | 649 | 173 | 64 | 1473 | 11.0 |
| 1924 | 134200 | 2199 | 2399 | 17.9 | 1123 | 8.4 | 173 | 718 | 173 | 72 | 1668 | 12.4 |
| 1925 | 134500 | 2178 | 2351 | 17.5 | 1034 | 7.7 | 186 | 756 | 153 | 65 | 1604 | 11.9 |
Area of District in acres (land and inland water) 2,282.5
Total population of all ages 130,287
Total families or occupiers 33,263
At
Census
of 1921
(cf
Census
Vol. 5.)
Deaths of Residents.—Belonging to the Borough, occurring
in Public Institutions, &c., in districts outside, during
the year 1925 :—
FEVER HOSPITALS.
Western Hospital 15 Northern Hospital 1
Grove Hospital 4 North-Western Hospital 3
Southern Hospital 1 —
Total 24
MENTAL HOSPITALS.
Hanwell Hospital 19 Springfield Hospital 3
Tooting Bee Hospital 20 Colney Hatch Hospital2
City of London Hospital 1 Glaybury Hospital 1
Dartford Heath Hospital 1 Colindale Hospital 3
Leavesden Hospital 2 Horton Hospital 2
Long Grove Hospital 2 Downs Hospital 1
Banstead Hospital 4 —
Total 61