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London County Council 1899

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

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Table: Deaths and death rates during1899in London from "all causes" at certain age-periods(1)before distribution, and(2)after distribution, of deaths occurring in public institutions-

Deaths and death rates during1899in London from "all causes" at certain age-periods(1)before distribution, and(2)after distribution, of deaths occurring in public institutions-

Age-period.Deaths.Difference.Death rates per 1,000 living.
Before distribution.After distribution.Before distribution.After distribution.
All ages88,06387,854- 20919.3719.23
0-33,02032,864- 15660.9860.40
5-2,0912,040- 514.264.14
10-1,1071,063- 442.462.35
15-1,4641,393- 713.253.08
20-1,9451,842- 1034.213.96
25-5,1705,012- 1286.676.48
35-7,4407,360- 8013.2613.06
45-8,6828,614- 6821.8221.55
55-9,3099,391+ 8238.9239.08
65-9,2319,450+ 21969.6770.98
75-6,8727,036+ 164162.50165.58
85 and upwards1,7321,759+ 27312.97316.37

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Infant- mortality.
The deaths of children under one year of age in the Administrative County of Londc
during 1899 (52 weeks) numbered 22,209, being in the proportion of 166 per 1,000 births.

Table: The proportion in each year since 1890 has been as follows—

The proportion in each year since 1890 has been as follows—

Year.Deaths under one year per 1,000 births.
1891153
1892154
1893163
1894143
1895165
1896160
1897158
1898166
1661

Table: The following table enables comparison to be made of the infant mortality in London and other English towns having more than 200,000 inhabitants—Deaths under one year of age per1,000births.

The following table enables comparison to be made of the infant mortality in London and other English towns having more than 200,000 inhabitants—

Deaths under one year of age per1,000births.

Towns.1889-98.1899.Towns.1889-98.1899.
London1571672Bristol148158
Manchester187206Nottingham176210
Liverpool191198Bradford174181
Birmingham184191Hull177175
Leeds179171Salford200209
Sheffield183194West Ham157197

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London had therefore in the period 1889-98 a lower infant mortality than any of these
towns except Bristol and West Ham, and in 1899 a lower infant mortality than any except Bristol.

Table: The following table shows the infant mortality in 1899 and in the period 1889-98 in each of the London sanitary districts—

The following table shows the infant mortality in 1899 and in the period 1889-98 in each of the London sanitary districts—

Sanitary district.Deaths under one year of age.Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.
1889-98.1899.
Paddington443150151
Kensington645167180
Hammersmith560166183
Fulham865169189
Chelsea391158164
St. George, Hanover-square174135129
Westminster231166207
St. James62158142
Marylebone495137124
Hampstead203119129
Pancras1,181163178
Islington1,546147160

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1 See footnote ('), page 3.
1 See footnote (2), page 3.