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London County Council 1908

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

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Cause of Death.Diminution in 1908.Excess in 1908.
Tuberculous Phthisis1,36-
Phthisis
Tuberculous Meningitis127-
Tuberculous Peritonitis258—
Tabes Mesenterica
Other Tuberculous Diseases (including Scrofula)49
Cancer-304
Premature Birth438-
Diseases of Nervous system )2,236-
Diseases of Circulatory system--
Diseases of Respiratory system2,457—
Diseases of Digestive system990A
Diseases of Urinary system-26
Childbirth and Puerperal Septic Diseases82—
Accident461—
Homicide10—
Suicide-38
All other Causes1,680-
Net diminution13,399

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The following table shows the crude death.rates, and the death.rates corrected for difference*
in the age and sex constitution of the population of the several sanitary districts during the year
1908 ; the mean death.rates for the period 1903.7 are also shown for the purposes of comparibon.

Table: Crude and corrected death.rates 1 {All Causes), per1,000persons living, in the County of London,and the several sanitary districts.

Crude and corrected death.rates 1 {All Causes), per1,000persons living, in the County of London,and the several sanitary districts.

Area.standard death. rate.Factor for correction for age and sex distribution.Crude death.rate per 1,000 persons living.Corrected death. rate per 1,000 persons living.Corrected comparative mortality figure (London, 1,U)0).
1903-7.1908.1903-7.1908.1903-7.1908.
England and Wales18.191.0000---——-
London17.311.051115.213'816.014.51,0001,000
Paddineton17.041.067713.312.414.113.2885909
Kensington16.881. 077813.912.915.013.9940955
Hammersmith17.471.041414.614015.214.59491,000
Fulham17.391.046214.312.414.912.9932890
Chelsea17.561.036115.514.516.015.01,0001,034
Westminster, City of16.221.121713.312.614.914.2935976
w y St. Marylebone17.081.065215.614.216.615.11,0411,042
Hampstead16.131.12809.68.510..89.6677659
St. Pancras17.401.045616.114.716.815.41,0501,060
Islington17.511.039114.713.215.313.7959945
Stoke Newington17.431.043812.412.312.912 .9808886
Hackney17.461.042013.913 214513.7910943
Holborn16.901.076618.016.419.417.61,2111,213
Finsbury17.571.035520.018.620.719.31,2951,327
London, City of16.551.099316.617.718.219.41,1401,339
Shoreditch17.341.049319.917.420.918.31,3081,259
Bethnalereen18.011.010218.517118.717.31,1691,188
Stepney17.411.045017.716.418.517.11,1601,179
Poplar17.641.031417.815.918.416.31,1491,126
South wark17.411.045018.616.319.417.01,2131,173
Bermondsev17.761.024419.018.819.519.21,2201,323
Lambeth17.631.032015.113.315.613.7976943
Battersea16.961.072814.012.215.013.1939901
Wandsworth17.251.054712.711.613.412.2838839
Camberwell17.541.037314.212.714.713.1920904
Deptford17.311.051115.113.815.914.5992995
Greenwich17.821.021013.512.613.812.9860885
Lewisham17.461.042011.711.012.211.4761788
Woolwich17.021.069013.211.414.212.1887836

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1 For the purpose of comparison deaths from Infective Endocarditis are included under this heading.
2 All death.rates in this report relating to metropolitan sanitary areas are fully corrected for institutions—see
footnote (*), page 8.