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London County Council 1904

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

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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 birth".Death-rate' per 1,000 living.Death-rateper 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
1900.051.81041.29
1901.061.93.041.40
1902.072.34.041.51
1903.051.78.041.30
1904.062.11.041.53

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Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.j
The deaths attributed to influenza, which in 1903 numbered 644, rose in 1904 to 709. The
deaths from bronchitis in 1904 numbered 6,373, compared with 5,240 deaths in the preceding year.
The deaths from pneumonia numbered 6,609 in 1904, compared with 5,826 deaths in the vear 1903.

Table: The deaths from these diseases since 1899 have been as follows-

The deaths from these diseases since 1899 have been as follows-

Year.Deaths1 from Influenza.Deaths1 from Bronchitis.Deaths1 from Pneumonia.
189065212,4486,224
18912,33613,1366,915
18922,26411,1836,164
18931,52610,4137,198
18947507,8165,321
18952,15610,6335,989
18964967,5585,537
18976717,4085,053
18981,2837,7795,440
18991,8179,1956,666
19001,9508,6997,189
19016647,3176,121
19021,0737,9016,788
19036445,2405,826
19047096,3736,609

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The distribution of deaths from influenza throughout the year for each of the years 1890 to 1904
is shown in the following table:—

Table: Influenza—Deaths registered in London in four-weekly periods,1890-1904.

Influenza—Deaths registered in London in four-weekly periods,1890-1904.

Number of weeks.1890.1891.1892.1893.1894.1895.1896.1«97.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.
1—430391,30852272593740244661,016577714167
5—81677637969616458553682592987522410362
9—12758119162691,34361941934301301342988974
13—163929421805625750121140302172102895462
17—2013770331253210650966112110581584640
21—2451,04422722735335451825730353721
25—28624215491928172625421621202517
29—3265172317141518272712187185
33—3633292320171013101111111669
37—406136181415121917191512131724
41—4451520282922272946551723351392
45—481335181524147563549615544654498
49—52268128546584956715234246569951138

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1 Sec footnote (2) page 7.
2 The deathK occurring in the 53rd week of the yoars 1890, 1896 and 1902 aro excluded from these figures.