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London County Council 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table V.

Table V.

Age-period.Number of lives pained (+) or lost (—) by fluctuations of mortality in the undermentioned periods compared with the decennium 1881-90.Amount of "life capital" gained (+) or lost (—) by fluctuations of mortality in the undermentioned periods compared with the decennium 1881-90.
Males. All ages1891-4 (mean).1895.1J9G.1897.1898.1891-4 fmeanV1895.1896.1897.1898.
Years.Years.Years.Years.Years.
+ 528+ 1,629+ 3,944+ 4,652+ 3,704+ 38,117+ 58,384+ 97,972+166,348+ 130,196
0—,† 563+ 95+ 469+ 1,971+ 1,105+ 27,621+ 4,661+ 23,009+ 96,697+ 54,211
5—+ 108+ 334+ 108+ 374+ 427+ 5,286+ 16,346+ 5,286+ 18,304+ 20,897
10—+ 61+ 86+ 105+ 98+ 200+ 2,748+ 3,874+ 4,730+ 4,415+ 9,010
15—+ 31+- 136+ 136+ 139+ 186+ 1,264+ 5,547+ 5,547+ 5,670+ 7,587
20—+ 74+ 155+ 173+ 160+ 151+ 2,716+ 5,688+ 6,349+ 5,872+ 5,542
25—+ 194+ 366+ 600+ 572+ 517+6,022+11,361+18,624+17,755+16,048
35—— 68+ 386+ 508+231+329— 1,645+9,337+12,289+5,588+7,959
45—— 1304 118+ 546+244+258— 2,359+2,142+9,910+4,429+4,683
55—— 183— 55+ 439+153— 44— 2,370— 712+5,685+1,981570
65—— 134+ 55+ 572+538+529— 1,191+489+5,085+4,783+ 4,703
75—_ 2— 61+ 185+ 106— 13— 387+ 1,175+ 673
85 and+ 14+ 14+ 103+ 66+ 46+ 38+ 38+ 283+ 181+ 126
upwards
Females.Tears.* Years.Years.Years.Years.
All ages+ 514+ 1,064+ 4,330+ 5,684+ 4,475+ 41,489+ 62,432+103,844 +201,467+ 163,579
0—+ 591+ 304+ 314+ 2,025+ 1,209+ 31,139+ 16,018+ 16,545+106,697+ 63,702
5—+ 24+ 244+ 111+ 299+ 426+ 1,264+ 12,854+ 5,847+ 15,751+ 22,442
10—+ 50+ 69+ 105+ 142+ 173+ 2,440+ 3,367+ 5,124+ 6,930+ 8,442
15—+ 58+ 147+ 176+ 189+ 222+ 2,584+ 6,549+ 7,841+ 8,420+ 9,890
20—+ 93+ 167+ 313+ 308+ 317+ 3,756+ 6,745+ 12,642+ 12,440+ 12,804
25—+ 193+ 420+ 567+ 619+ 641+ 6,660+ 14,494+ 19,567+ 21,362+ 22,121
35—+ 3235+ 289+ 297+ 433+ 82+ 6,401+ 7,872+ 8,090+ 11,795
45—— 60+ 41+ 387+ 283+ 134- 1,234+ 843+ 7,961+ 5,821+ 2,756
55—— 208— 135+ 507+ 424+ 226- 3,028— 1,966+ 7,382+ 6,173+ 3,291
65—— 186— 64+ 996+ 794+ 598— 1,819— 626+ 9,741+ 7,765+ 5,848
75—— 59— 311+ 440+ 296+ 55— 398— 2,096+ 2,966+ 1,995+ 371
85 and+ 15— 53+ 125+ 8+ 41+ 43— 151+ 356+ 23+ 117
upwards
Total ...+ 1,042+ 2,693+ 8,274+ 10,336+ 8,179+ 79,606+120,816+201,816+367,815+ 293,775

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In the foregoing statement it has been necessary to use figures relating to deaths actually
registered in London+In the following table are shown the figures obtained after exclusion of the
deaths of persons, not resident in London, occurring in public institutions within the county, and the
inclusion of the death of Londoners occurring in public institutions belonging to London, but situated
outside the county. It will be observed that the effect of distribution is to reduce the number of
deaths at the earlier ages, and to increase the number at the later ages shown in the table. The effect
of this correction on the death rates is, however, but trifling.

Table: Table VI.

Table VI.

Period.Number nf lives gained ( + ) or lost (—) by fluctuations of mortality (compared with the period 1881-90).Amount of " life capital " gained (+) or lost (—) by fluctuations cf mortality (compared with the period 1881-90).
Ages Under 25.Ages 25 and upwards.All ages.Ages Under 25.Ages 25 and upwards.All ages.
Yearn.Years.Years.
1891-4+ 1,653— 611+ 1,042+ 80,818— 1,212+ 79,606
L895+ 1,737+ 956+ 2,693+ 81,649+ 39,167+ 120,816
1896+ 2,010+ 6,264+ 8,274+ 92,920+ 108,896+ 201,816
1897+ 5,705+ 4,631+ 10,336+ 281,196+ 86,619+ 367,815
1898+ 4,416+ 3,763+ 8,179+ 214,527+ 79,248+ 293,775