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London County Council 1901

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

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Table: The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the notified cases of erysipelas in 1901—

The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the notified cases of erysipelas in 1901—

Age period.All ages.0-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-65-65-75 and upwards.
Males1,99314589809211927237537723515059
Females2,6111908112415216334644446932322099
Persons4,604335170204244282618819846558370158

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The table shows that the incidence of this disease is greatest upon the later ages of life,
and that the number of females attacked considerably exceeds the number of males attacked.
Puerperal Fever.
The deaths in the administrative county of London in 1901 attributed to puerperal fever
numbered 184, the corrected annual average of the preceding ten years being 238.
The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered from this cause since
the year 1890 have been as follows—

Table: Puerperal fever.

Puerperal fever.

Year.Notified cases.Deaths.1
1891221222
1892337313
1893397352
1894253210
1895236208
1896277225
1897264215
1898247184
1899326209
1900237169
1901253184

Table: If these cases and deaths are considered in relation to the total population and total births, the following rates are obtained—

If these cases and deaths are considered in relation to the total population and total births, the following rates are obtained—

Year.Case-rate per 1,000 living.Case-rate per 1,000 births.Death-rate1 per 1,000 living.Death-rate1 per 1,000 births.
1891.051.64.051.65
1892.082.55.072.37
1893.092.98.082.65
1894.061.92.051.60
1895.051.76.051.56
1896.062.04.051.66
1897.061.98.051.61
1898.051.86.041.39
1899.072.45.051.57
1900.051.81.041.29
1901.061.93.041.40

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Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
The deaths attributed to influenza, which in 1900 numbered 1,950, fell to 664 in 1901, the
corrected annual average for the preceding ten years being 1,573. The deaths attributed to
bronchitis in 1901 numbered 7,317, being 2,362 below the corrected annual average for the
preceding ten years; the deaths from pneumonia numbered 6,121 in the year 1901, being 221
below the corrected annual average of the preceding ten years.
1 See footnote (2), page 9.