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London County Council 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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54
Puerperal Fever.
The deaths in the Administrative County of London during the year 1909 (52 weeks) attributed to
puerperal fever1 numbered 180s, as compared with 137 in 1908 (53 weeks).
The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered from this cause since the year
1890 have been as follows—
| Year. | Notified cases. | Deaths.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 221 | 222 |
| 1892 | 337 | 313 |
| 1893 | 397 | 352 |
| 1894 | 253 | 210 |
| 1895 | 236 | 208 |
| 1896 | 277 | 225 |
| 1897 | 264 | 215 |
| 1898 | 247 | 184 |
| 1899 | 326 | 209 |
| 1900 | 237 | 169 |
| 1901 | 253 | 184 |
| 1902 | 311 | 201 |
| 1903 | 233 | 170 |
| 1904 | 273 | 198 |
| 1905 | 292 | 183 |
| 1906 | 298 | 187 |
| 1907 | 254 | 152 |
| 1908 | 228 | 137 |
| 1909 | 287 | 180 |
If these cases and deaths are considered in relation to the total population and total births the
following- rates are obtained—
| Year. | Case-rate per 1,000 living. | Case-rate per 1,000 births. | Death-rate2 per 1,000 living. | Death-rate2 per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 0.05 | 1.64 | 0.05 | 1.65 |
| 1892 | 0.08 | 2.55 | 0.07 | 2.37 |
| 1893 | 0.09 | 2.98 | 0.08 | 2.65 |
| 1894 | 0.06 | 1.92 | 0.05 | 1.60 |
| 1895 | 0.05 | 1.76 | 0.05 | 1.56 |
| 1896 | 0.06 | 2.04 | 0.05 | 1.66 |
| 1897 | 0.06 | 1.98 | 0.05 | 1.61 |
| 1898 | 0.05 | 1.86 | 0.04 | 1.39 |
| 1899 | 0.07 | 2.45 | 0.05 | 1.57 |
| 1900 | 0.05 | 1.81 | 0.04 | 1.29 |
| 1901 | 0.06 | 1.93 | 0.04 | 1.40 |
| 1902 | 0.07 | 2.34 | 0.04 | 1.51 |
| 1903 | 0.05 | 1.78 | 0.04 | 1.30 |
| 1904 | 0.06 | 2.11 | 0.04 | 1.53 |
| 1905 | 0.06 | 2.31 | 0.04 | 1.45 |
| 1906 | 0.06 | 2.39 | 0.04 | 1.50 |
| 1907 | 0.05 | 2.09 | 0.03 | 1.25 |
| 1908 | 0.05 | 1.86 | 0.03 | 1.11 |
| 1909 | 0.06 | 2.46 | 0.04 | 1.54 |
The number of deaths in the several divisions of London was in 1907,1908 and 1909, as follows :—
| District. | Total number of deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | |
| West | 29 | 26 | 36 |
| North | 36 | 26 | 39 |
| Central | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| East.. | 25 | 17 | 27 |
| South | 51 | 52 | 61 |
| Total | 144 | 129 | 170 |
1 Including deaths from puerperal septicaemia and puerperal pyaemia.
2 See footnote (2), p. 45. 3 See footnote (2) page 6.