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London County Council 1905

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

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It will be seen from the preceding table that during the year 1905, compared with the decennium
1891-1900, there has been a saving of 19,584 lives, representing a gain to the community of 757,016
years of life capital.
Infant Mortality.
The deaths of children under one year of age in the Administrative County of London during
1905 (52 weeks) numbered 16,324, being in the proportion of 129 per 1,000 births.

Table: The proportion in successive periods has been as follows:—

The proportion in successive periods has been as follows:—

Period.Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.Period.Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.
1841-5015719011481
1851-6015519021391
1861-7016219031301
1871-8015819041441
1881-9015219051291
1891-19001581

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1891-1900
1581
The accompanying diagram (IV.) shows the infant mortality in each year since 1857 in relation
to the mean infant mortality of the period 1858 to 1905, and also the infant mortality in each year after
exclusion of the deaths from premature birth.

Table: The following table enables comparison to be made of the infant mortality in London and other large English towns. Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.

The following table enables comparison to be made of the infant mortality in London and other large English towns. Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.

Towns.1895-1904.1905.Towns.1895-1904.1905.
London15521313West Ham169153
Liverpool186153Bradford165144
Manchester187157Newcastle172135
Birmingham188154Hull175152
Leeds176151Nottingham184155
Sheffield185167Salford200148
Bristol140122Leicester181148

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London had therefore both in the period 1895-1904 and in 1905 a lower infant mortality than
any of these towns except Bristol.

Table: The following table shows the deaths under one year of age and the number of these deaths per 1,000 births in each of the sanitary areas of the County of London for the period 1901-1, and for the year 1905:—

The following table shows the deaths under one year of age and the number of these deaths per 1,000 births in each of the sanitary areas of the County of London for the period 1901-1, and for the year 1905:—

Sanitary area.Deaths under one year of age, 1905.Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.
1901-4.1905.
Paddington392131123
Kensington499152144
Hammersmith420151135
Fulham692145145
Chelsea185145117
Westminster, City of334130114
St. Marylebone343101888
Hampstead1349894
St. Pancras784146135
Islington1,075132125
Stoke Newington131116122
Hackney759129129
Holborn147114928
Finsbury433143127
London, City of45135149
Shoreditch649183167
Bethnal-green652152151
Stepney1,513151141
Poplar832157153
Southwark922164148
Bermondsev636164148
Lambeth1,016132115
Battersea633143131
Wandsworth819123119
Camberwell860137124
Deptford402141122
Greenwich319134119
Lewisham33611792
Woolwich362124102
London16,32414011291

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See footnote page 9. 2 See footnote (2) page 9.
The low infantile mortality in St. Marylebone and in Holborn is partly due to the large number of birthts
occurring in lying-in Hospitals, many of the deaths among these children being registered in other localities.