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London County Council 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table VI. London.

Year.Diphtheria.Diphtheria and Croup.
All ages. Death rates per million.Ages 3-10. Death rates per million.Death rate at ages 3-10. (All ages taken as 100.)All ages. Death rates per million.Ages 3-10. Death rates per million.Death rate at ages 3-10. (All ages taken as 100.)
1861239597-52505521,232223
1862255667.12615901,467249
1863275762.22775901,573267
1864207545.9•2635161,212235
1865144378.3262396907229
1866152357.6235402872217
1867145360.4248385867225
1868158440.9279364892245
1869107260.1243282656233
1870104286.1275286680238
1871105351.9335258700271
187280272.8341263761289
187395304.0320308819266
1874122384.0314347954275
1875167521.33123841,041271
1876109367.2337286794278
187788286.8326229639279
1878155546.6352320944295
1879155554.0357306955312
1880144497.5345306950310
1881172635.93693451,083314
1882222812.23664471,443323
1883244836.03424551,430321
1884241822.33414271,343315
1885227781.73444011,221304
1886212765.43613441,090317
1887235810.93453891,242319
18883191,168.23664421,529346
18893911,396.03575011,697339
18903311,163.63514561,506330
18913401,250.33684201,459347
18924601,629.93545101,756344
18937582,743.0362

Table VII. shows a similar but less marked increase in the case of England and Wales, and it
is noteworthy that the incidence on the age period 3-10 before 1871 was greater than it was in London
in the corresponding years.

Table VII. ENGLAND AND WALES.

Year.Diphtheria.Diphtheria and Croup.
All ages. Death rates per million.Ages 3—10. Death rates per million.Death rate at ages 3—10. (All ages taken as 100.)All ages. Death rates per million.Ages 3—10. Death rates per million.Death rate at ages 3—10. (All ages taken as l00.)
18612256492884431,132256
18622416752805191,321255
18633158992856531,703261
18642617052705861,468251
18651965522824761,192250
1866140374267382924242
1867120327272322779242
1868137374273342867254
1869117332284319820257
1870120328273311806259
1871111323291291766263
187293282303251680271
1873108331306291788271
18741504573053611,010280
1875142423298331901272
1876129400310302854283
1877111344310269765284
1878140455325302893296
1879120377314261760291
1880109354325248723292
1881121413341259807312
18821525183413271,033316
18831585363393311,035313
18841866313393631,150317
1885164547334320984308
1886149499335283880311
1887160543339303954315
1888171592346300963321
1889189664351303988326
189017963435428896335
1891173622360264894338