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London County Council 1898

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

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Table: Deaths and death rates during 1898 in London from "all causes" at certain age-periods (1) before distribution, and (2) after distribution, of deaths occurring in public institutions—

Deaths and death rates during 1898 in London from "all causes" at certain age-periods (1) before distribution, and (2) after distribution, of deaths occurring in public institutions—

Age-period.Deaths.Death rates per 1,000 living.
Before distribution.After distribution.Difference.Before distribution.After distribution.
All ages82,60982,565— 4418.3418.33
0—34,24834,117— 13163.8363.59
5 —2,0011,962— 394.124.04
10—921873— 482.061.96
15—1,2871,236— 512.892.77
20—1,7641,698— 663.853.71
25—4,7294,635— 946.166.04
35—6,5186,494— 2411.7311.68
45—7,6297,585— 4419.3519.24
55—8,2258,314+ 8934.7135.09
65—7,9728,158+ 18660.7362.15
75—5,8976,042+ 145140.75144-21
85 and upwards1,4181,451+ 33258.62264-64

Table: The proportion since the year 1890 has been as follows—

The proportion since the year 1890 has been as follows—

Deaths under one year
Tear.per 1,000 births.
1891153
1892154
1893163
1894143
1895165
1896160
1897158
18981661

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Infant mortality.
The deaths of children under one year of age in the Administrative County of London during
1898 numbered 22,013 being in the proportion of 166 per 1,000 births.

Table: The following table enables comparison to be made of the infant mortality in London and other English towns having more than 200,000 inhabitants— Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.

The following table enables comparison to be made of the infant mortality in London and other English towns having more than 200,000 inhabitants— Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.

Towns.1888-97.1898.Towns1888-97.1898.
London1552167Bristol144164
Manchester185197Nottingham174178
Liverpool189184Bradford171185
Birmingham180191Hull173182
Leeds178182Salford198212
Sheffield180195West Ham154170

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London had therefore, in the period 1888-97, a lower infant mortality than any of these towns
except Bristol and West Ham, and in 1898 a lower infant mortality' than any except Bristol.

Table: The following table shows the infant mortality in 1898 and in the period 1888-9/ in each of the London sanitary districts—

The following table shows the infant mortality in 1898 and in the period 1888-9/ in each of the London sanitary districts—

Sanitary district.Deaths under one year of pge.Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.
1888-97.1898.
Paddington479147161
Kensington659165181
Hammersmith554165183
Fulham722168168
Chelsea410155176
St. George, Hanover-square170136120
Westminster197164182
St. James79156177
Marylebone535138132
Hampstead189118125
Pancras1,168161170
Islington1,499145159

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1 See footnote (i), page 3. s See footnote ('), page 3.
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