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London County Council 1897

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

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Table: (B) Death rates per 1,000,000 living.

(B) Death rates per 1,000,000 living.

Period.All ages.0—1—2_3—4—5—10—15—20 and upwards
1859-603951,6553,2212,6472,5391,6605421415530
1861-704302,1093,9113,2812,5581,731504713526
1871-802991,0892,3732,0811,8731,500475592417
1881-904191,1753,1082,9752,8752,3987981003220
1891-66011,5284,4044,0604,1403,7051,3261884925

Table: (C) Death rates per 1,000,000 living, death rate at " all ages " being taken as 100.

(C) Death rates per 1,000,000 living, death rate at " all ages " being taken as 100.

1859-6010041981567064342013736148
1861-701004909107635954031171786
1871-801003657946966265021592086
1881-901002807427106865721902485
1891-61002547336766896162213184

Table: (D) Increase or decrease per cent, of death rates at each age-period in 1861-70, 1871-80, 1881-90 and 1891-6, compared with the death rates in the decade immediately preceding—

(D) Increase or decrease per cent, of death rates at each age-period in 1861-70, 1871-80, 1881-90 and 1891-6, compared with the death rates in the decade immediately preceding—

1861-70 with 1859-60+ 89+ 27.4+ 21.4+ 24.0+ 0.7+ 4.3— 7.0—49.6—36.4—13.3
1871-80 with 1861-70—30.5—48.4—39.3—36.6—26.8—13.3— 5.8—16.9—31.4—34.6
1881-90 with 1871-80+ 40.1+ 7.9+ 31.0+ 43.0+ 53.5+ 59.9+ 68.0+ 69.5+ 33.3+ 17.6
1891-96 with 1881-90+ 43.4+30.0+ 41.7+ 36.5+ 44.0+ 54.5+ 66.2+ 88.0+ 53.1+ 25.0

Table: (E) Increase or decrease per cent, of death rates at each age-period in 1859-60, 1871-80, 1881-90 and 1891-6, compared with the death rates at each age-period in 1861-70—

(E) Increase or decrease per cent, of death rates at each age-period in 1859-60, 1871-80, 1881-90 and 1891-6, compared with the death rates at each age-period in 1861-70—

1859-60— 8.1—21.5—17.6—19.3— 0.7— 4.1+ 7.5+ 98.6+ 57.1+ 15.4
1871-80—30.5—48.4—39.3—36.6—26.8— 13.3— 5.8— 16.9—31.4—34.6
1881-90— 2.6—44.3—20.5— 9.3+ 12.4+ 38.5+ 58.3+ 40.8— 8.6—23.1
1891-6+ 39.8—27.5+ 12.6+ 23.7+ 61.8+ 114.0+ 163.1+ 164.8+ 40.0— 3.8

Table: TABLE III. England and Wales, excluding London. (A) Diphtheria and Croup—Deaths.

TABLE III. England and Wales, excluding London. (A) Diphtheria and Croup—Deaths.

1859-6022,6462,3123,5093,3383,0642,4604,9651,566570862
1861-7078,9689,02115,21913,19211,5368,52114,5463,1721,1322,629
1871-8059,7575,98110,0999,4279,1787,25712,8332,3516991,932
1881-9067,3594,8619,9919,85810,3959,02817,4552,8808672,024
1891-643,0802,8916,0265,8766,7375,91311,6642,0245861,363

Table: (B) Death rates per 1,000,000 living.

(B) Death rates per 1,000,000 living.

1859-606642,2993,7663,6403,4662,7951,23043117247
1861-704301,6423,0972,6492,3971,7996631606427
1871-802879721,8441,6581,6501,3245051033517
1881-902877551,6951,5281,7261,5136161103716
1891-62817231,6381,5671,7931,5966411173716

Table: (C) Death rates per 1,000,000 living, death rate at " All ages " being taken as 100.

(C) Death rates per 1,000,000 living, death rate at " All ages " being taken as 100.

1859-6010034656754852242118565267
1861-7010038272061655741815437156
1871-8010033964257857546117636126
1881-9010026359153260152721538136
1891-610025758355863856822842136