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London County Council 1902

[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 erysipelasin 1902—

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

in 1902—

Age period.All ages.0-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75 and upwards.
Males2,348197949612912129548844528314258
Females3,188204113167198170463552593377231120
Persons5,5364012072633272917581,0401,038660373178

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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 1902 attributed to puerperal fever*
numbered 201, the corrected annual average of the preceding 10 years being 239.
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
1902311201

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
1902.072.34.041.51

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Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
The deaths attributed to influenza, which in 1901 numbered 664, rose to 1,073 in 1902,
being 358 below the corrected annual average of the preceding 10 years. The deaths from
bronchitis in 1902 numbered 7,901, being 1,371 below the corrected annual average for the
preceding 10 years. The deaths from pneumonia numbered 6,788 in 1902, and were 395 above
the 10 years' average.
* Including deaths from puerperal septicaemia and puerperal pyæmia. 1 See footnote (1), page 13.