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London County Council 1906

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

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The subject of puerperal fever occurring in the practice of midwives will be found in the reference
to the administration of the Midwives Act, 1902, which is made later on pp. 87 and 88.
Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
The deaths attributed to influenza, which in 1905 numbered 689 rose to 895 in 1906. The deaths
from bronchitis numbered 5,373 in 1906, compared with 6,019 in 1905. In 1906 there were 6,586 deaths
attributed to pneumonia, a decrease of 379 over the number occurring from the same cause in 1905.
The deaths from these diseases sincc 1889 have been as follows:—

Table: Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.

Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.

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
19056896,0496,965
19068955,3736,586

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The distribution of deaths from influenza throughout the year for each of the years 1890 to 1906
is shown in the following table:—

Table: Influenza—Deaths registered in London in four-weekly periods—1890 -1906.

Influenza—Deaths registered in London in four-weekly periods—1890 -1906.

Number of weeks.1890.1891.1892.1893.1891.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.
1—430391,30852272593740244661,0165777141679456
5—8167763796961645855368259298752241036211944
9—12758119162691,3436194193430130134298897411998
13—16392942180562575012114030217210289546275129
17—201377033125321065096611211058158464056105
21—2451,044227227353354518257303537213840
25—286242154919281726254216212025171621
29—3265172317141518272712187185420
33—36332923201710131011111116691115
37—4061361814151219171915121317242218
41—44515202829222729465517233513923935
45—4813351815241475635496155446544984486
49—52-6812854658495671523424656995113852228

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Phthisis.
The deaths from phthisis in the administrative County of London during 1906 (52 weeks) numbered
6,775 as compared with 6,622 in the year 1905.
The death-rates from this disease in successive periods have been as follows:—

Table: Phthisis.

Phthisis.

Period.Death rate per 1,000 persons living.Period.Death rate per 1,000 persons living.
1851-602.8619021.603
1861-702.8419031.553
1871-802.5119041.622
1881-902.0919051.423
1891-19001.8419061.443
19011.663

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The phthisis death-rate since 1850 (corrected for differences in the age constitution of the
population) in relation to the mean death-rate of the period 1851-1906 (males and females) is shown
in diagram XX.
1 See footnote (1), page 8.
2 The deaths occurring in the 53rd week of the years 1890, 1896 and 1902 are excluded from these figures.
3 See footnote (3), page 7.