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London County Council 1907

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

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Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
The deaths attributed to influenza, which in 1906 numbered 895, rose to 967 in 1907. The deaths
from bronchitis numbered 6,010 in 1907, compared with 5,373 in 1906. In 1907 there were 7,538 deaths
attributed to pneumonia, an increase of 952 over the number occurring from the same cause in 1906.
The deaths from these diseases since 1889 have been as follows:—

Table: Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.

Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.

Year.Deaths1 from Influenza.Deaths 1 from Bronchitis.Deaths 1 fromPneumonia.
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
18981,283. 7,7795,440
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
19079676,0107,538

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The distribution of deaths from influenza throughout the year for each of the years 1890 to 1907
is shown in the following table:—

Table: Influinza—Deaths 1 registered in London in four-weekly periods—1890 -1907.

Influinza—Deaths 1 registered in London in four-weekly periods—1890 -1907.

Number of weeks.1890.1891.1892.1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.
1—430391,30852272593740244661,016577714167£456291
5—8167763796961645855368259298752241036211944186
9—12758119162691,3436194193430130134298897411998104
13—1639294218056257501211403021721028954627512981
17—20137703312532106509661121105815846405610548
21—2451,04422722735335451825730353721384041
25—28624215491928172625421621202517162125
29—326517231714151827271218718542014
33—3633292320171013101111111669111518
37—406136181415121917191512131724221819
41 4451520282922272946551723351392393542
45—481335181524147563549615544654498448639
49—522681285465849567152342465699511385222859

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Phthisis.
The deaths from phthisis in the administrative County of London during 1907 (52 weeks) num
bered 6,65+, as compared with 6,775 in 1906.
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
1871-802.5119041.623
1881-9020919051.423
1891-19001.8419061-443
19011.66319071-403

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1 See footnote (1), page 38.
2 The deaths occurring iu the 53rd week of the years 1890, 1896 and 1902 are excluded from these figures.
3 See footnote (1) page 8.