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London County Council 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The death-rates of infants in London under one year of age from all causes, and from certain
causes, in each year of the present decennium are shown in the following table:—
| Year. | All causes. | Measles. | Whooping-cough. | Diarrhœal diseases. | Wasting diseases. | Tuberculous diseases. | Meningitis and convulsions. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other causes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 149 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 21 |
| 1902 | 140 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| 1903 | 131 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 |
| 1904 | 146 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 19 |
| 1905 | 131 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| 1906 | 133 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 40 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 |
| 1907 | 117 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| 1908 | 114 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
The following life table, which is based upon the figures shown in the table on page 15, shows
the probability of living for one month at each month of the first year of life, and the number of
survivors at the beginning of each of the first twelve months of life out of 100,000 born. The figures
shown in the last three columns of the table are taken from similar tables published in recent annual
reports, and will enable comparison to be made between the four years 1908, 1907, 1906 and 1905 in
this respect:—
| Age-period. | Registered deaths. | 1908. Probability of living for one month. | 1908. Number living at the beginning of each month of age. | 1907. Number living at the beginning of each month of age. | 1906. Number living at the beginning of each month of age. | 1905. Number living at the beginning of each month of age. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X/12 | 1908. | P x/12 | l x/12 | 1 X/12 | 1 X/12 | l x/12 |
| 0—1 month | 4,412 | .96381 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 1—2 months | 1,566 | .98671 | 96,381 | 96,139 | 96,298 | 96,115 |
| 2-3 „ | 1,211 | .98959 | 95,100 | 94,853 | 94,957 | 94,701 |
| 3-4 „ | 1,035 | .99103 | 94,110 | 93,879 | 93,834 | 93,594 |
| 4-5 „ | 898 | .99216 | 93,266 | 93,021 | 92,820 | 92,647 |
| 5-6 „ | 803 | .99293 | 92,535 | 92,359 | 91,963 | 91,841 |
| 6-7 „ | 738 | .99343 | 91,881 | 91,797 | 91,107 | 91,076 |
| 7-8 „ | 675 | .99394 | 91,277 | 91,217 | 90,338 | 90,354 |
| 8-9 „ | 684 | .99383 | 90,724 | 90,672 | 89,612 | 89,693 |
| 9-10 „ | 639 | .99422 | 90,164 | 90,124 | 88,939 | 89,011 |
| 10-11 „ | 643 | .99414 | 89,643 | 89,590 | 88,238 | 88,357 |
| 11-12 „ | 652 | .99402 | 89,118 | 89,087 | 87,627 | 87,722 |
It will be seen from the figures in the third column of the table that while there is generally a
progressive increase in the probability of living one month, the probabilities relating to the 8th and 10th
months are slightly lower than those relating to the months immediately preceding them.
1 See footnote (2), page 37.