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London County Council 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1911.
With a view to comparing the rates of mortality from the several groups of diseases in the years 1905-11 the following table has been prepared:—
| Year. | All causes. (a) | Measles. | Whooping-cough. | Diarrhœal diseases. | Wasting diseases. | Tuberculous diseases. | Meningitis and convulsions. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other causes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 130.2 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 27.2 | 42.5 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 15.8 | ||
| 1906 | 131.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 35.8 | 40.5 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 15.0 |
| 1907 | 116.5 | 3.3 | 14.7 | 41.0 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 15.2 | |
| 1908 | 113.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 39.5 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 14.1 | ||
| 1909 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 15.9 | 40.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 13.6 | ||
| 1910 | 102.8 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 13.3 | 39.4 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 12.5 | |
| 1911 | 129.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 39.7 | 40.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 12.4 |
For the purpose of comparison, the corresponding figures for the preceding six years are shown.
| Age-period. X | Number living at the beginning of each of five periods in the first year of life. 1 X | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | 1910. | 1909. | 1903. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. | |
| 0—1 month | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,030 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 1—3 months | 96,384 | 96,523 | 96,458 | 96,422 | 96,112 | 96,292 | 96,112 |
| 3—6 ,, | 94,074 | 94,609 | 94,409 | 94,179 | 93,851 | 93,826 | 93,587 |
| 6—9 ,, | 91,418 | 92,761 | 92,416 | 91,977 | 91,760 | 91,095 | 91,068 |
| 9—12 „ | 89,245 | 91,214 | 90,826 | 90,29 | 90,080 | 88,926 | 89,000 |
| Age-period. | Probability of living through each of five periods in the first year of life. | ||||||
| 1911. | 1910. | 1909. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. | |
| 0—1 month | •96384 | •96523 | •96458 | •96422 | •96122 | •96292 | •96112 |
| •97603 | •98017 | •97876 | •97674 | •97637 | •97439 | •97373 | |
| 3—6 „ | •97177 | •98047 | •97889 | •97662 | •97772 | •97089 | •97308 |
| 6—9 ,, | •97624 | •98332 | •98280 | •98154 | •98169 | •97619 | •97729 |
| 9—12 „ | •97762 | •98427 | •98304 | •98271 | •98246 | •97826 | •97936 |
Deaths of
infants in
London
boroughs.
The following table shows the age-distribution of the deaths under one year of age in the several sanitary districts of London :—
| Metropolitan borough. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 0-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total under 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 58 | 17 | 17 | 103 | 177 | 63 • | 387 | |||
| Kensington | 78 | 15 | 192 | 93 | 69 | 81 | 435 | |||
| Hammersmith | 85 | 11 | 15 | 127 | 207 | 105 | 61 | 434 | ||
| Fulham | 89 | 19 | 20 | 146 | 254 | 90 | 65 | 517 | ||
| Chelsea | 3 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 63 | 35 | 22 | 19 | 139 | |
| Westminster, City of | 54 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 48 | 38 | 29 | 243 | ||
| St. Marylebone | 42 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 146 | 30 | 43 | 42 | |
| Hampstead | 7 | 4 | 39 | 54 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 105 | ||
| St. Pancras | 29 | 33 | 27 | 195 | 329 | 114 | 79 | 623 |
(Continued on next page.)
(a) See footnote (b), page 11.