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City of London 1904
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1904
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Deaths from Violence.
Of the City deaths, 6.2 per cent, were caused by injuries or violence (as compared
with 8.03 in 1902 and 5.03 in 1903), being 0.7 below the average for the
previous five years.
PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
| Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| 1899 | 6.56 | 4.19 |
| 1900 | 7.44 | 4.27 |
| 1901 | 7.45 | 4.28 |
| 1902 | 8.03 | 4.13 |
| 1903 | 50.2 | 4.31 |
| Average previous five years | 6.90 | 4.24 |
| 1904 | 6.20 | 3.86 |
| City of London. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths of Children under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | Violent Deaths, per cent, of Deaths Registered. | Deaths from principal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census). | Estimated Day Population(Oorporation Census). | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | |
| 1899 | 28,039 | 338,850 | 14.8 | 29.4 | 18.5 | 19.8 | 135 | 167 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 1.03 | 2.48 |
| 1900 | 26,998 | 343,790 | 14.9 | 29.2 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 179 | 160 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.44 | 2.22 |
| 1901 | 27,411 | 348,760 | 13.7 | 29.0 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 160 | 148 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 0.51 | 2.24 |
| 1902 | 26,546 | 353,800 | 12.7 | 28.5 | 16.4 | 17.7 | 124 | 139 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 0.67 | 2.21 |
| 1903 | 24,958 | 358,930 | 13.6 | 28.4 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 115 | 131 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.56 | 1.77 |
| Average previous five years. | 26,790 | 348,806 | 13.9 | 28.9 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 142 | 149 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 0.84 | 2.18 |
| 1904 | 23,565 | 364,120 | 15.0 | 27.9 | 12.9 | 16.6 | 96 | 146 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 0.32 | 2.18 |