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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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It will be seen from diagram (N) that the proportion of cases of diphtheria removed to the Proportion of
hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board was about the same as in the preceding year.
Cases certified to be those of diphtheria and admitted into the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, but in which the diagnosis was not subsequently confirmed, constituted the following percentage of total cases admitted in successive years:—
| Year. | Percentage. | Year. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 12.8 | 1907 | 17.0 |
| 1902 | 13.5 | 1908 | 18.1 |
| 1903 | 14.7 | 1909 | 16.8 |
| 1904 | 16.1 | 1910 | 14.2 |
| 1905 | 18.0 | 1911 | 13.5 |
| 1906 | 15.5 |
cases
admitted to
hospital.
Errors of
diagnosis.
Whooping-cough.
The deaths from whooping-cough in the Administrative County of London during the year 1911 (52 weeks) numbered 1,038, as compared with 1,363 in 1910 (52 weeks).
The death-rates from this disease in 1911 and preceding periods have been as follows:—
| Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841-1850 | 0.87 | 1903 | 0.36a |
| 1851-1860 | 0.88 | 1904 | 0.33a |
| 1861-1870 | 0.88 | 1905 | 0.33a |
| 1871-1880 | 0.81 | 1906 | 0.27a |
| 1881-1890 | 0.69 | 1907 | 0.40a |
| 1891-1900 | 0.50a | 1908 | 0.2la |
| 1901-1910 | 0.32a | 1909 | 0.2 8a |
| 1901 | 0.35a | 1910 | 0.30a |
| 1902 | 0.41a | 1911 | 0.23a |
The following are the death-rates of children under five years of age.
| % Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 children living at ages 0-5. - | Period. | Death-rateper 1,000childrenliving atages 0-5. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851-1860 | 6.56 | 1903 | 3.23b |
| 1861-1870 | 6.53 | 1904 | 3.01b |
| 1871-1880 | 6.02 | 1905 | 3.01b |
| 1881-1890 | 5.34 | 1906 | 2.47b |
| 1891-1900 | 4.21b | 1907 | 3.64b |
| 1901-1910 | 2.95b | 1908 | 2.00b |
| 1909 | 2.56b | ||
| 1901 | 3.146 | 1910 | 2.83b |
| 1902 | 3.646 | 1911 | 2.15c |
The death-rate in each year since 1840 in relation to the mean of the period 1841-1911 is shown
in diagram (P.), while the deaths in each month since 1890 in relation to the mean monthly deaths of
the period 1891-1911 are shown in diagram (G.), facing page 19.
It will be seen from the following table that in the quinquennium 1906-10 the London whoopingcough
death-rate was exceeded by that of all the undermentioned towns except Bristol, Bradford, Hull,
(a) See footnote (c), page 2. (b) Including deaths of Londoners in the Metropolitan Workhouses, Hospitals,
and Lunatic Asylums outside the County, but excluding those of non-Londoners in the London Fever Hospital, the
West Ham Union Woikhouse at Hackney, the Metropolitan Asylums Hospitals and the Middlesex County Asylum,
within the County of London. (c) Bee footnote (b), page 11.