Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Report of the County Medical Officer—General.
The proportion of the London population at different ages, all ages being taken as 10,000, in the last eight censuses is shown in the succeeding tables.
M ales.
Age period. | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 + |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1841 | 1,249 | 1,053 | 974 | 904 | 1,024 | 1,827 | 1,324 | 861 | 478 | 231 | 66 | 9 |
1851 | 1,324 | 1,096 | 969 | 895 | 977 | 1,764 | 1,306 | 868 | 489 | 238 | 66 | 8 |
1861 | 1,383 | 1,142 | 1,000 | 917 | 937 | 1,640 | 1,303 | 874 | 500 | 228 | 68 | 8 |
1871 | 1,385 | 1,136 | 1,005 | 940 | 945 | 1,661 | 1,230 | 883 | 505 | 239 | 64 | 7 |
1881 | 1,383 | 1,158 | 999 | 955 | 980 | 1,653 | 1,237 | 822 | 506 | 234 | 66 | 7 |
1891 | 1,252 | 1,135 | 1,035 | 992 | 975 | 1,676 | 1,237 | 870 | 496 | 253 | 71 | 8 |
1901 | 1,157 | 1,028 | 969 | 976 | 1,015 | 1,735 | 1.310 | 911 | 554 | 257 | 80 | 8 |
1911 | 1,103 | 1,016 | 936 | 909 | 898 | 1,710 | 1,382 | 1,006 | 619 | 321 | 89 | 11 |
Females. | ||||||||||||
age period. | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | |
1841 | 1,131 | 948 | 860 | 934 | 1,166 | 1,927 | 1,313 | 850 | 495 | 269 | 92 | 15 |
1851 | 1,171 | 975 | 869 | 913 | 1,062 | 1,855 | 1,310 | 894 | 548 | 289 | 99 | 15 |
1861 | 1,212 | 1,009 | 893 | 930 | 1,035 | 1,754 | 1,310 | 887 | 562 | 295 | 99 | 14 |
1871 | 1,222 | 1,021 | 904 | 947 | 1,027 | 1,727 | 1,257 | 903 | 563 | 311 | 103 | 15 |
1881 | 1,230 | 1,048 | 925 | 976 | 1,035 | 1,705 | 1,232 | 856 | 569 | 305 | 105 | 14 |
1891 | 1,136 | 1.028 | 946 | 988 | 1,055 | 1,728 | 1,231 | 880 | 553 | 326 | 113 | 16 |
1901 | 1,034 | 929 | 885 | 973 | 1,088 | 1,828 | 1,296 | 912 | 589 | 325 | 124 | 17 |
1911 | 972 | 909 | 847 | 887 | 993 | 1,805 | 1,391 | 1,006 | 641 | 386 | 140 | 23 |
Females per 1,000 Males at Each Age-Period. | ||||||||||||
Age period, | 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 + |
1841 | 1,034 | 1,028 | 1,008 | 1,178 | 1,298 | 1,205 | 1,133 | 1,127 | 1,182 | 1,328 | 1,600 | 2,001 |
1851 | 1,005 | 1,009 | 1,018 | 1,157 | 1,234 | 1,193 | 1,138 | 1,169 | 1,270 | 1,375 | 1,700 | 2,244 |
1861 | 1,003 | 1,011 | 1,021 | 1,161 | 1,264 | 1,224 | 1,150 | 1,161 | 1,285 | 1,480 | 1,684 | 2,128 |
1871 | 1,003 | 1,022 | 1,022 | 1,144 | 1,236 | 1,182 | 1,162 | 1,163 | 1,267 | 1,482 | 1,814 | 2,303 |
1881 | 999 | 1,016 | 1,040 | 1,147 | 1,187 | 1,159 | 1,118 | 1,171 | 1,263 | 1,464 | 1,777 | 2,344 |
1891 | 1,012 | 1,010 | 1,019 | 1,111 | 1,207 | 1,150 | 1,110 | 1,129 | 1,243 | 1,435 | 1,784 | 2,395 |
1901 | 999 | 1,010 | 1,019 | 1,115 | 1,199 | 1,179 | 1,106 | 1,118 | 1,187 | 1,414 | 1,750 | 2,348 |
1911 | 993 | 1,008 | 1,020 | 1,099 | 1,245 | 1,189 | 1,133 | 1,126 | 1,166 | 1,357 | 1,775 | 2,459 |
Age and sex
distribution
of the
population.
The following table shows the mean annual rate of "natural increase" of the population per 1,000 living in certain periods from 1886 to 1912:—
With a view to a proper understanding of this table it may be well here to state that the observed
Period. | Annual birth-rates per 1,000 living. | Annual death-rates per 1,000 living. | Annual rate of natural increase per 1,000 living. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
London. | Greater London. (a) | England and Wales. | London. | Greater London. (a) | England and Wales. | London. | Greater London. (a) | England and Wales. | |
1886-1890 | 32.106 | 31.97 | 31.44 | 19.69c | 18.68 | 1889 | 12.41 | 1329 | 12.55 |
1891-1895 | 30.766 | 30.46 | 30.48 . | 19.82c | 18.49 | 18.71 | 10.94 | 11.97 | 11.77 |
1896-1900 | 29.666 | 29.31 | 29.27 | 18.51c | 17.23 | 17.69 | 1115 | 12.08 | 11.58 |
1901-1905 | 28.55b | 28.57 | 28.15 | 1641c | 15.14 | 16.03 | 12.14 | 13.43 | 12.12 |
1906-1910 | 26.526 | 26.28 | 26.22 | 14.88c | 13.72 | 14.68 | 11.64 | 12.56 | 11.54 |
1906 | 27.656 | 27.52 | 27.17 | 15.75c | 14.66 | 15.44 | 11.90 | 12.86 | 11.73 |
1907 | 26.896 | 26.75 | 26.40 | 1534c | 1418 | 15.07 | 11.55 | 12.57 | 11 33 |
1908 | 26.716 | 26.53 | 26.70 | 14.64c | 13.56 | 14.78 | 1207 | 12.97 | 11.92 |
1909 | 25.836 | 25.58 | 25.78 | 14.99c | 13.76 | 14.60 | 10.84 | 11.82 | 1118 |
1910 | 25.546 | 25.02 | 25.04 | 13 69c | 12.44 | 13.49 | 11.85 | 12.58 | 11.55 |
1911 | 24.786 | 24.42 | 24.37 | l5.04c | 13.83 | 14.60 | 9 74 | 10.59 | 9.77 |
1912 | 24.486 | 23.84 | 23.82 | 13.55c | 12.25 | 13.29 | 10.93 | 11.59 | 10.53 |
Natural
increase
of the
population.
(a), (6) and (c), for footnotes see next page.