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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,
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 birth". | Death-rate (a) per 1,000 living. | Death-rate (a) per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-1895 | 0.07 | 2.17 | 0.06 | 1.97 |
| 1896-1900 | 0.06 | 2.03 | 0.05 | 1.50 |
| 1901-1905 | 0.06 | 2.10 | 0.04 | 1.44 |
| 1906-1910 | 0.06 | 2.27 | 0.04 | 1.36 |
| 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 | 1.94 | 0.04 | 1.41 |
| 1902 | 0.07 | 2.35 | 0.04 | 1.52 |
| 1903 | 0.05 | 1.79 | 0.04 | 1.30 |
| 1901 | 0.06 | 2 .12 | 0.04 | 1.54 |
| 1905 | 0.06 | 2.32 | 0.04 | 1.45 |
| 1906 | 0.07 | 2.39 | 0.04 | 1.50 |
| 1907 | 0.06 | 2.09 | 0.03 | 1.25 |
| 1908 | 0.05 | 1.86 i | 0.03 | 1.11 |
| 1909 | 0.06 | 2.46 | 0.04 | 1.54 |
| 1910 | 0.06 | 2.53 | I 0.04 | 1.40 |
| 1911 | 0.07 | 2.70 | 0.03b | 1.27b |
An account of cases of puerperal fever occurring in the practice of midwives will be found on
page 77.
Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
The deaths(6) attributed to influenza, which in 1910 numbered 715 (52 weeks), fell to 496 in
1911 (52 weeks). The deaths from bronchitis numbered 5,203 in 1911, as compared with 4,996 in
1910. In 1911 there were 5.618 deaths attributed to pneumonia, as compared with 6,547 in 1910.
The deaths and death-rates from these diseases since 1889 have been as follows:—
| Year. | Influenza (a). | Bronchitis (a). | Pneumonia (a). | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death- rate. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | |
| 1890 | 652 | 0.15 | 12,448 | 2.93 | 6,224 | 1.46 |
| 1891 | 2,336 | 0.55 | 13,136 | 3.12 | 6,915 | 1.64 |
| 1892 | 2,264 | 0.53 | 11,183 | 2.63 | 6,164 | 1.45 |
| 1893 | 1,526 | 0.35 | 10,413 | 2.42 | 7,198 | 1.67 |
| 1894 | 750 | 0.17 | 7,816 | 1.80 | 5,321 | 1.23 |
| 1895 | 2,156 | 0.49 | 10,633 | 2.43 | 5,989 | 1.37 |
| 1896 | 496 | 0.11 | 7,558 | 1.68 | 5,537 | 1.23 |
| 1897 | 671 | 0.15 | 7,408 | 1.67 | 5,053 | 1.14 |
| 1898 | 1,283 | 0.29 | 7,779 | 1.74 | 5,440 | 1.22 |
| 1899 | 1,817 | 0.41 | 9,195 | 2.05 | 6,666 | 1.49 |
| 1900 | 1,950 | 0.43 | 8,699 | 1.93 | 7,189 | 1.60 |
| 1901 | 664 | 0.15 | 7,317 | 1.62 | 6,121 | 1.35 |
| 1902 | 1,073 | 0.23 | 7,901 | 1.71 | 6,801 | 1.47 |
| 1903 | 644 | 0.14 | 5,240 | 1.15 | 5,826 | 1.28 |
| 1904 | 709 | 0.16 | 6,373 | 1.40 | 6.609 | 1.45 |
| 1905 | 689 | 0.15 | 6,049 | 1.33 | 6,965 | 1.53 |
| 1906 | 895 | 0.20 | 5,373 | 1.18 | 6,586 | 1.45 |
| 1907 | 967 | 0.21 | 6,010 | 1.32 | 7,538 | 1.66 |
| 1908 | 1,350 | 0.29 | 5,342 | 1.15 | 6,751 | 1.46 |
| 1909 | 1,216 | 0.27 | 6,128 | 1.35 | 7,591 | 1.68 |
| 1910 | 723 | 0.16 | 5,043 | 1.12 | 6,729 | 1.49 |
| 1911 | 4966 | 0.11b | 5,203b | 1.15b | 5,618b | 1.25b |
(a) See footnote (b) page 29.
(6) See footnote (c) page 2,