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London County Council 1911

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

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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.
Islington1705234372935002011711681,040
Stoke Newington145573149202215106
Hackney10635252118729899131105633
Holborn195132842202220104
Finsbury05241215116194856963411
London, City of7–––71032419
Shoreditch9421172215425215210490598
Bethnal Green8025242715626514190103599
Stepney1944442343145462612252291,261
Poplar127283020205340158149140787
Southwark128383536237386172144121823
Bermondsey84222611143253141104113611
Lambeth135443836253422200155128905
Battersea942327221662491089297546
Wandsworth134294337243360183138142823
Camberwell117442525211322158118137735
Deptford71142116122193986869428
Greenwich48913878132725745306
Lewisham6720125104171816540357
Woolwich621071392135535134273
London2,3746175715064,0686,6693,0352,4852,32014,509

Table: With a view to the consideration of the effect of "social condition" (a)on the rates of infantile mortality at different periods during the first year of life, the following table has been prepared, in which the rates of infantile mortality obtaining for groups of districts can be compared :—

With a view to the consideration of the effect of "social condition" (a)on the rates of infantile mortality at different periods during the first year of life, the following table has been prepared, in which the rates of infantile mortality obtaining for groups of districts can be compared :—

Age-period.Group of boroughs in order of "social condition." 1
I.II.III.IV.V.
Under 1 week20.320.220.322.122.6
1-2 weeks4.55.05.85.35.9
2-3 „3.95.24.75.65.3
3-4 „1.84.64.35.04.8
Under 1 month30.535.035.138.038.6
0-3 months47.754.758.061.766.0
3-6 „20.127.024.426.534.1
6-9 „17.921.320.522.725.9
9-12 „12.021.219.219.826.1
0-12 months t97.7124.2122.1130.7152.1

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Infantile
mortality
and "social
condition
1911.

Table: This will be better appreciated by reference to the following table, in which the mortality of the group of districts of relatively highest "social condition" is taken as 100 :—

This will be better appreciated by reference to the following table, in which the mortality of the group of districts of relatively highest "social condition" is taken as 100 :—

Number of group of boroughs in order of "social condition."Comparative mortality—Group I. taken as 100.
Children aged 0-3 months, iChildren aged 3-6 months.Children aged 6-9 months.Children aged 9-12 months.Children under 1 year.
1905-10.1911.1905-10.1911.I9C5-10.|1911.1905-10.1911.1905-10.1911.
I.100100100100100100100100100100
II.114115128134149119162177126127
III.119122134121159115179160133125
IV.124129146132175127190165141134
V.129138175169207145238218159156

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(a) The standard adopted throughout this report for determining the "social condition" of a borough is the
percentage of all children between the ages of 5 and 14 scheduled in the borough by the Council for education
purposes in the years 1905-7. The scheduling of children for this purpose is conducted annually by the Council,
and the question whether or not a child is to be scheduled depends upon various circumstances which, it is thought,
taken together, form a general measure of "social condition."
The County has been divided into five groups of different grades of "social condition." Group I. contains
all boroughs in which less than 82 per cent. of the children aged 5—14 were scheduled; Group II., 82 to 87 per
cent.; Group III., 87 to 92 per cent. Group IV., 92 to 97 per cent.; Group V., 97 per cent and over.