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London County Council 1908

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

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If these cases and deaths are considered in relation to the total population and total births the
following rates are obtained—

Table: Puerperal Fever.— Case-rates and death-rates.

Puerperal Fever.— Case-rates and death-rates.

Year.Case-rate per 1,000 living.Case-rate per 1,000 births.Death-rate'per 1,000 living.Death-rate' per 1,000births.
18910.051.640.051.65
18920.082.550.072.37
18930.092.980.082.65
18940.061.920.051.60
18950.051.760.051.56
18960.062.040.051.66
18970.061.980.051.61
18980.051.860.041.39
18990.072.450.051.57
19000.051.810.041.29
19010.061.930.041.40
19020.072.340.041.51
19030.051.780.041.30
19040.062.110.041.53
19050.062.310.041.45
19060.062.390.041 .50
19070.052.090.031.25
19080.051.860.031.11

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It will be noted that the death-rate per 1,000 births in 1908 is the lowest recorded in the table.
An account of puerperal fever occurring in the practice of midwives will be found on reference
to the administration of the Midwives Act, 1902, see pp. 84, et seq.
Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
The deaths attributed to influenza,"which in 1907 numbered 967 (52 weeks), rose to 1,350 in 1908
(53 weeks). The deaths from bronchitis numbered 5,342 in 1908, as compared with 6,010 in 1907. In
1908 there were 6,751 deaths attributed to pneumonia, a decrease of 787 on the number occurring from
the same cause in 1907.
The deaths from these diseases since 1889 have been as follows:—

Table: Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.

Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.

Year.Deaths' from Influenza.Deaths' from Bronchitis.Deaths' from Pneumonia.
189065212,4486,224
18912,33613,1366,915
18922,26411,1836,164
18931,52610,4137,198
18947507,8165,321
18952,15610,6335,989
18964967,5585,537
18976717,4085,053
18981,2837,7795,440
18991,8179,1956,666
19001,9508,6997,189
19016647,3176,121
19021,0737,9016,801
19036445,2405,826
19047096,3736,609
19056896,0496,965
19068955,3736,586
19079676,0107,538
19081,3505,3426,751 ]

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The distribution of deaths from influenza throughout the year for each of the years 1890 to 1908
is shown in the following table:—

Table: Influenza—Deaths2 registered in London in four-weekly periods—1890-1908.

Influenza—Deaths2 registered in London in four-weekly periods—1890-1908.

Number of weeks.1890189118921893189118951896189718981899190019011902190319041905190619071908
1—430391,30852272593740244661,016577714167945629187
5-8167763796961645855368259298752241036211944186276
9—12758119162691,3436194193430130134298897411998104424
13—1639294218056257501211403021721028954627512981209
17—2013770331253210650966112110581584640561054894
21—2451,0442272273533545182573035372138404136
25—28624215491928172625421621202517162125.28
29—32651723171415182727121871854201415
33—363329232017101310111111166911151812
37—40613618141512191719151213172422181921
41—445152028292227294655172335139239354230
45—4813351815241. 4756354961554465449844863915
49—52:68128546584956715234246569951138522285957

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1 See footnote (1), pago 37. 2 The deaths occurring in tho 53rd week of the years 1890, 1896. 1902 and 1908 are excluded
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