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London County Council 1904

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

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Table: The following table shows the number of deaths1 occurring at several ages in each of the sanitary areas of the Administrate County of London during the year 1904 (36l> days) —

The following table shows the number of deaths1 occurring at several ages in each of the sanitary areas of the Administrate County of London during the year 1904 (36l> days) —

Age period.0-1-2-3-4-Under 5.5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85 and up.All ages.
Paddington4478737241561036153242117150220264233235702,024
Kensington52214856332178034224041134217293297355261982,572
Hammersmith48013950232171334132536104135171204195177411,848
Fulham7561916433231,06742292747131212200217190150442,356
Chelsea244642210734722117247998135147184145341,233
Westminster,Citv of361663013947933173258161231297350381272732,384
St. Marylebone38011641211156930242749130199236235319248652,131
Hampstead162371594227185132056719411012210842886
St. Panoras9272889955321,40185477283263351421494500326924,135
Islington1,14536113265491,75211355751212964415326106645041105,273
Stoke Newington1332911123188129920486170881146819706
Hackney8782046866291,24572455552192215315393419309763,388
Holborn179681912628410714326512212915511392171,040
Finsbury51515863311778436203630124207215238261146292,126
London, City of.3810332566451123305656745417392
Shoreditch7152197440251,07341353542130182227239225147282,404
Bethnal-green7162127949261,08255293347145191227252227i7<;502,514
Stepney1,75653615597672,6111037775129316491577595515350705,909
Poplar85428710959421,35180476369153248281352304177363,161
Southwark1,15238713860451,78287416868220347400412421277534,176
Bermondsey7252368258211,12243404338116191260265298160212,597
Lambeth1,25331912451451,7929746701142504424945055504261404,926
Battersea71714461241596148374071137183284282271196432,553
Wandsworth8542007150411,216664458681622632933904243541253,463
Camberwell1,04828110447371,517675373852092963594314713481064,015
Deptford4771485033197274722304089125158178230160381,844
Greenwich376104292685432623213589124140158163105371,464
Lewisham44578332085842813473671117135151226213701,691
Woolwich4839441221865853252644108143159183184170261,779
London18,7385,2111,8601,04666627,5211,4248551,1511,5524,1186,0837,3788,2518,6336,3541,67074,990

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London mortality in 1904 compared with the mortality in the decennium 1891-1900.

Table: The following table shows the mean death-rates obtaining in London at the several age-periods and for each sex in the decennium 1891-1900 and in the year 1904. The figures for the year 1904 are fully corrected for institution deaths (see footnote -, page -), and the rates for the decennium 1891-1900 are based upon figures which have been corrected for institution deaths on the basis of the experience of the four years 1897-1900; a fuller discussion of this point will be found in the London Life Table appended to my report for the year 1901.

The following table shows the mean death-rates obtaining in London at the several age-periods and for each sex in the decennium 1891-1900 and in the year 1904. The figures for the year 1904 are fully corrected for institution deaths (see footnote -, page -), and the rates for the decennium 1891-1900 are based upon figures which have been corrected for institution deaths on the basis of the experience of the four years 1897-1900; a fuller discussion of this point will be found in the London Life Table appended to my report for the year 1901.

Age-period.Males.Females.
Mean death-rate 1891-1900.Death-rate 1904.Difference per cent.Mean death-rate 1891-1900.Death-rate 1904.Difference per cent.
0-71.9758.65-18.561.9949.72-19.8
5-4.973.20-35.65.173.08-40.4
10-2.461.89-23.22.482.09-15.7
15-3.472.76-20.52.942.35-20.1
20-4.593.71-19.23.462.72-21.4
25-7.365.78-21.55.654.27-24-4
35-14.2211.66-18.010.688.58-19.7
45-23.1420.23-12.617.1214.89-13.0
55-40.6836.21-11.031.0126.62-14.2
65-77.7872.06- 7.463.4457.35- 9.6
75-154.13148.14- 3.9134.56123.33- 8.3
85 and upwards284.10310.92+ 9.4265.77265.98+ 0.1
All ages20.8817.61-15.717.8814.81-17.2

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It will be seen from this table that the rate of mortality in 1904 was considerably lower than that
of the period 1891-1900 at each age period of life and for each sex, except at the period 85 and upwards.
In previous annual reports it has been shown that a more accurate estimate of the effect on
the community of fluctuations of mortality could be obtained by the use of a "life table," the method
adopted being similar to that employed by Dr. Tatham in a report on the health of greater Manchester
for the period 1891-3, The advantages of this method and the formulae used are set out in some
(') See footnote (') page 7.