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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| 1911. Week ending July | 8th. | 15 th. | 22nd. | 29th. | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London— Under 2 years | 23 | 40 | 56 | 157 | - |
| Westminster— Under 2 years | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Week ending August | 5th. | 12th. | 19th. | 26th. | - |
| London— Under 2 years | 318 | 548 | C29 | 635 | |
| Westminster— Under 2 years | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Week ending September ... | 2nd. | 9 th. | 16th. | 23rd. | 30 th. |
| London— Under 2 years | 537 | 439 | 368 | 335 | 227 |
| Westminster— Under 2 years | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
The death-rates, calculated on the deaths under 2 years of age for each quarter, were:—
| 1st quarter. | 2nd quarter. | 3rd quarter. | 4th quarter. | The year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0.18 | 0.18 | 3.81 | 0.58 | 1.18 |
| Westminster | — | 0.02 | 1.02 | 0.22 | 0.31 |
With the exception of the Borough of Hampstead, which had a rate
of 0.26, no metropolitan borough had so low a death-rate from this
disease at this age-period.
At all ages the deaths from all forms of diarrhoea and enteritis were
equal to a rate of 0.46 per 1,000 inhabitants, the average in the five
years 1901-05 having been 0.48, and in the five years, 1906-10, 0'31.
The deaths, under one year of age were 49, which is about doable
the average of the previous 4 years, which were years of low diarrhoeal
prevalence generally, but they are much less than the number recorded
in many of the earlier years of the decade.
The following table exhibits the particulars:—