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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Age-period. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Case mortality per cent. | Rates per 1,000 living. | Cases. | Deaths. | Case mortality per cent. | Rates per 1,000 living. | ||||
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||
| All ages. | 1,955 | 342 | 17.5 | 90 | 16 | 1,452 | 240 | 165 | 60 | 10 | |
| 0— | 3 | 1 | 9.4 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9.0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 1— | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| 2— | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| 3— | 32 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||||||
| 4— | 24 | 2 J | 31 | 1 | |||||||
| 5— | 200 | 9 | 4.5 | 90 | 4 | 198 | 14 | 7.1 | 88 | 6 | |
| 10— | 349 | 30 | 8.6 | 166 | 14 | 212 | 15 | 7.1 | 99 | 7 | |
| 15— | 341 | 53 | 15.5 | 162 | 25 | 195 | 29 | 14.9 | 83 | 12 | |
| 20— | 311 | 75 | 24.1 | 142 | 34 | 217 | 41 | 18.9 | 83 | 16 | |
| 25— | 378 | 82 | 21.7 | 101 | 22 | 342 | 76 | 22.2 | 77 | 17 | |
| 35— | 182 | 51 | 28.0 | 64 | 18 | 127 | 35 | 27.6 | 41 | 11 | |
| 45— | 71 | 18 | 25.4 | 36 | 9 | 69 | 14 | 20.3 | 31 | 6 | |
| 55 and upwards. | 38 | 16 | 42.1 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 10 | 4 | |
Diparrhœ a.
The deaths in the administrative county of London attributed to epidemic diarrhoea and infective enteritis numbered 1,079 in 1902, while 1,425 deaths were attributed to diarrhoea and dysentery. The age distribution of these deaths was as follows—
| Disease. | Under 1 year. | 1-5 | 5-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80 and upwards. | All ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemic diarrhoea and infective enteritis | 896 | 171 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | 1,079 |
| Diarrhoea and dysentery | 1,038 | 187 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 93 | 35 | 1,425 |
| Total | 1,934 | 358 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 98 | 35 | 2,504 |
It will be seen from the following table that the London diarrhoea death-rate in the
period 1892-1901 was lower than that of any of the undermentioned towns except Bristol, and
in the year 1902 was lower than that of any except Manchester, Bristol, Bradford, Hull and
Newcastle.
| Towns. | 1892-1901. | 1902. | | Towns. | 1892-1901. I | 1902. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0.811 | 0.541 | Nottingham | 1.26 | 0.72 |
| Manchester | 1.47 | 0.53 | Bradford | 0.94 | 0.18 |
| Liverpool | 1.49 | 0.94 | Hull | 1.64 | 0.41, |
| Birmingham | 1.34 | 0.71 | Salford | 1.71 | 0.64 |
| Leeds | 1.19 | 0.60 | West Ham | 1.25 | 0.85 |
| Sheffield | 1.54 | 0.56 | Leicester | 1.53 | 0.59 |
| Bristol | 0.67 | 0.38 | Newcastle | 0.84 | 0.26 |
The deaths and death-rate per 1,000 living in the year 1902 in each of the metropolitan
boroughs are shown in the following table—
* See footnote (*), page 51. 1 See footnote ('), page 13.