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London County Council 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Age. | Males. | Females. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampstead, 1897-1900. | St. George, Hanover-square, 1841. | Southwark, 1897-1900. | Whitechapel, 1841. | Hampstead, 1897-1900. | St. George, Hanover-square, 1841. | Southwark, 1897-1900. | Whitechapel, 1841. | |
| At birth | 100 | 74 | 72 | 61 | 100 | 70 | 72 | 61 |
| At age 10 | 100 | 88 | 84 | 78 | 100 | 86 | 83 | 78 |
| „ 20 | 100 | 89 | 82 | 76 | 100 | 87 | 81 | 77 |
| „ 30 | 100 | 90 | 81 | 75 | 100 | 86 | 80 | 75 |
| „ 40 | 100 | 92 | 80 | 77 | 100 | 85 | 79 | 75 |
| „ 50 | 100 | 92 | 80 | 78 | 100 | 83 | 80 | 73 |
| „ 60 | 100 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 100 | 83 | 80 | 81 |
Although it is probable that the mortality among the better circumstanced class will
always, cæteris paribus, be lower than that among the poorer class, it would appear from these
figures that a closer approximation to equality in this respect than that at present obtaining is
possible. Notwithstanding the fact that economic conditions must influence mortality to a considerable
extent, the fact that the figures at the earlier relating ages to the Southwark population
to-day approximate to those relating to St. George, Hanover-square, sixty years ago is significant,
and distinctly encouraging to further efforts in the direction of improving the standard of public
health.
Infant mortality.
The deaths of children under one year of age in the administrative county of London
during 1902 (53 weeks) numbered 18,478, being in the proportion of 139 per 1,000 births.
The proportion in each year since 1890 has been as follows—
| Year. | Deaths under one year per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1531 |
| 1892 | 1541 |
| 1893 | 1631 |
| 1894 | 1431 |
| 1895 | 1651 |
| 1896 | 1601 |
| 1897 | 1581 |
| 1898 | 1661 |
| 1899 | 1661 |
| 1900 | 1581 |
| 1901 | 1481 |
| 1902 | 1391 |
The following table enables comparison to be made of the infant mortality in London
and other large English towns—
Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.
Towns.
1892-1901.
1902.
Towns.
1893-1901.
1902.
London
1592
1412
Nottingham
185
159
Manchester
191
152
Bradford
170
139
Liverpool
191
163
Hull
179
137
Birmingham
189
157
Salford
205
157
Leeds
180
159
West Ham
169
149
Sheffield
188
150
Leicester
191
153
Bristol
146
131
Newcastle
174
139
1See footnote (1), page 12.
2See footnote (1), page 13.