The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1919.

  • Greenwich (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
1920
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Credit: The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1919. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    13 Analysis of Sickness and Mortality Statistics in London during the Year 1919. (Specially compiled for The Lancet.) Cities and Boroughs. Estimated civil population, 1919. Notified cases of Infectious Disease. Deaths from Principal Infectious Diseases. Deaths from all causes. Death rate per 1000 living. Small-pox. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria.* Typhus Fever. Enteric Fever. Other con tinued Fevers. Puerperal Fever. Erysipelas. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. Poliomyelitis. Total. Annual rate per 1000 persons living. Small-pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria.* Whooping cough. Enteric Fever. Diarrhæa and Enteritis (under 2 years). Total. Annual rate per 1000 persons living. LONDON 4,358,309 26 12,931 9479 1 344 6 313 2829 197 93 26,219 5•9 5 359 145 777 220 59 1372 2937 0•7 59,255 13•4 West Districts: Paddington 143,938 — 261 259 — 10 — 15 77 7 5 634 4•3 — 11 4 17 3 — 52 87 0•6 1896 13•0 Kensington 157,886 — 261 274 — 19 — 12 75 7 2 650 4•1 — 14 2 17 4 — 82 119 0•7 2389 14•9 Hammersmith 130,981 1 186 237 — 9 — 6 78 6 6 529 4•0 — 9 2 21 9 1 65 107 0•8 1674 12•6 Fulham 152,543 — 369 335 — 6 1 35 74 9 2 831 5•4 — 13 5 31 4 2 42 97 0•6 1871 12•1 Chelsea 60,573 — 156 76 — 8 — 3 19 3 3 268 4•4 — 8 4 8 4 — 13 37 0•6 897 14•6 City of Westminster 127,533 — 248 136 — 12 — 4 76 4 1 481 3•7 — 6 3 15 2 2 23 51 0•4 1808 13•9 North Districts: St. Marylebone 97,953 — 198 156 — 4 — 6 57 3 5 429 4•3 — 18 3 10 2 2 30 65 0•7 1517 15•2 Hampstead 88,012 — 126 87 — 8 — 2 36 1 3 263 2•9 — 5 2 7 — — 17 31 0•.3 1004 11•2 St. Pancras 219,434 10 587 354 — 9 — 12 145 10 5 1132 5•1 1 15 5 23 7 2 53 106 0•5 2944 13•2 Islington 323,034 2 1084 654 — 16 1 29 212 16 3 2017 6•1 1 13 12 50 18 3 86 183 0•6 4619 14•1 Stoke Newington 50,954 — 130 118 — 2 — 3 41 2 — 296 5•7 — 2 2 14 4 — 9 31 0•6 657 12•7 Hackney 216,736 — 653 700 — 23 2 17 111 6 6 1518 6•9 — 6 8 91 19 3 66 193 0•9 2860 13•0 Central Districts: Holborn 38,156 — 56 88 — 2 1 — 25 2 — 174 4•5 — 2 — 6 — 1 5 14 0•4 630 16•2 Finsburv 75,291 — 264 143 — 6 — 6 50 5 1 475 6•2 — 9 — 9 1 — 30 49 0•6 1165 15•2 City of London 13,893 — 15 23 - 1 — — 2 — 1 42 3•0 — — — 2 1 — 1 4 0•3 198 14•0 East Districts: Shoreditch 98,134 — 296 260 — 8 — 3 82 4 — 653 6•5 — 14 2 21 2 3 56 98 1•0 1562 15•7 Bethnal Green 110,085 1 390 552 1 4 — 9 163 3 2 1125 10•1 — 12 3 56 8 1 69 149 1•3 1550 13•9 Stepney 232,506 1 1023 795 — 33 1 13 219 12 1 2098 8•9 1 15 9 45 17 6 112 205 0•9 3403 14•4 Poplar 153,644 1 369 323 — 24 — 17 130 16 6 886 5•7 — 9 4 34 26 6 65 144 0•9 2246 14•4 South Districts: Southwark 179,971 — 799 504 — 12 — 19 208 6 2 1550 8•5 — 19 4 42 10 3 92 170 0•9 2728 14•9 Bermondsey 124,239 — 399 283 — 8 — 3 84 4 — 781 6•2 — 23 5 21 5 3 52 109 0•9 1729 13•7 Lambeth 282,322 1 1033 544 — 16 — 17 190 10 7 1818 6•3 — 26 16 62 12 4 89 209 0•7 4194 14•6 Battersea 159,316 3 495 244 — 11 — 11 95 13 6 878 5•4 — 18 3 20 6 3 31 81 0•5 2063 12•7 Wandsworth 333,693 — 906 535 — 18 — 31 147 13 9 1659 4•9 — 18 7 41 14 2 45 127 0•4 3783 11•2 Camberwell 273,802 — 725 511 — 10 — 14 151 6 8 1425 5•1 — 31 12 35 15 3 94 190 0•7 3441 12•4 Deptford 111,205 — 521 263 — 8 — 8 72 2 4 878 7•8 — 21 9 16 1 2 32 81 0•7 1447 12•8 Greenwich 98,484 — 483 276 — 20 — 5 51 9 1 845 8•4 — 12 7 16 10 2 26 73 0•7 1372 13•15 Lewisham 167,754 — 657 374 — 4 — 6 91 12 3 1147 6•7 — 3 9 20 5 — 16 53 0•3 1943 11•4 Woolwich 136,237 4 239 374 — 27 — 7 68 6 1 726 5•2 2 7 3 27 11 5 19 74 0•5 1683 12•2 Port of London — 2 2 1 — 6 — — — — — 11 — — — — — — — — — — — — * Including Membranous Croup.