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Annual report of the Council, 1914 Vol. III public health...
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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1914.
Table III.
Vital statistics for the County of London in 1909-1913 and 1914, and the corresponding statistics for Greater London and large towns of England and Wales.
(Birth- and mortality- rates per 1,000 living.)
| Town. | Births. | Deaths. | Infant Mortality. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-cough. | Diarrhea deaths age 0-2 per 1000 births 1914. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-13. | 1914. | 1909-13. | 1914. | 1909-13. | 1914. | 1909-13. | 1914. | 1909-13. | 1914. | 1909-13. | 1914. | 1909-13. | 1914. | 1909-13. | 1914. | ||
| London | 25.0 | 24.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 107 | 104 | 0.00 | — | 0.45 | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 27.64 |
| Greater London | 24.6 | 23.7 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 101 | 95 | 0.00 | — | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 23.67 |
| Liverpool | 30.6 | 30.4 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 139 | 139 | 0.00 | — | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 40.62 |
| Manchester | 26.6 | 25.9 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 133 | 127 | 0.00 | _ | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 26.85 |
| Birmingham | 27.7 | 27.1 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 134 | 122 | 0.00 | — | 0.55 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 27.46 |
| Sheffield | 28.3 | 27.5 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 124 | 132 | 0.00 | — | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.49 | 31.55 |
| Leeds | 24.0 | 23.6 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 129 | 123 | _ | — | 0.26 | 0.47 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 26.61 |
| Bristol | 22.6 | 21.6 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 106 | 100 | 0.01 | _ | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 15.94 |
| West Ham | 30.3 | 30.4 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 115 | 106 | _ | _ | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 26.30 |
| Bradford | 19.3 | 19.7 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 121 | 123 | _ | — | 0.18 | 0.40 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 14.55 |
| Hull | 28.7 | 27.7 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 127 | 121 | 0.00 | — | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 32.29 |
| Newcastle-on-Tyne | 27.7 | 27.9 | 15.2 | 17.1 | 120 | 136 | 0.00 | — | 0.41 | 0.79 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 31.46 |
| Nottingham | 24.6 | 23.4 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 137 | 145 | 0.00 | — | 0.36 | 0.55 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 29.07 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 32.0 | 32.0 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 163 | 144 | _ | — | 0.59 | 0.35 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 4315 |
| Portsmouth | 24.9 | 23.7 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 100 | 85 | _ | _ | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 12.43 |
| Salford | 27.6 | 26.7 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 137 | 125 | _ | _ | 0.64 | 0.48 | 0.15 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 26.46 |
| Leicester | 23.0 | 22.0 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 123 | 120 | — | — | 0.28 | 0.44 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 21.48 |