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London County Council 1909

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

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Cause of Death.Diminution in 1909.Excess in 1909.
Tuberculous Phthisis1,203-
Phthisis
Tuberculous Meningitis199-
Tuberculous Peritonitis244-
Tabes Mesenterica
Other Tuberculous Diseases (including Scrofula)194-
Cancer-350
Premature Birth439-
Diseases of Nervous system1,871-
Diseases of Circulatory system1
Diseases of Respiratory system1,125-
Diseases of Digestive system1,042-
Diseases of Urinary system61-
Childbirth and Puerperal Septic Diseases37-
Accident638-
Homicide23-
Suicide30-
All other Causes1,048-
Net diminution10,232

Table: The following table shows the crude death-rates, and the death-rates corrected for differences in the age and sex constitution of the population of the several sanitary districts during the year 1909; the mean death-rates for the period 1904-8 are also shown for the purposes of comparison. Crude and corrected death-rates2 (All Causes), per 1,000 persons living, in the County of London, and the several sanitary districts.

The following table shows the crude death-rates, and the death-rates corrected for differences in the age and sex constitution of the population of the several sanitary districts during the year 1909; the mean death-rates for the period 1904-8 are also shown for the purposes of comparison. Crude and corrected death-rates2 (All Causes), per 1,000 persons 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, 1,000),
1904-8.1909.1904-8.1909.1904-8.1909.
England and Wales18.191.0000——————
London17.311.051114.914.015.714.71,0001,000
Paddington17.041.067713.112.914.013.8890934
Kensington16.881.077813.713.314.814.4943973
Hammersmith17.471.041414.514.31.5114.99631,009
Fulham17.391.046214.012.014.612.6930851
Chelsea17.561.036115.314.415.915.01,0091,015
Westminster, City of16.221.121713.113.114.714.7938999
St. Marylebone17.081.065215.214.616.215.61,0291,055
Hampstead16.131.12809.38.910.510.1668683
St. Pancras17.401.045615.814.816.515.51,0491,051
Islington17.511.039114.514.015.114.6960988
Stoke Newington17.431.043812.311.312.811.8819798
Hackney17.461.042013.812.614.413.1916891
Holborn16.901.076617.515.618.916.81,2031,137
Finsbury17.571.035519.719.220.419.91,2981,351
London, City of16.551.099317.220.318.922.31,2041,511
Shored itch17.341.049319.519.020.520.01,3051,353
Bethnal Green18.011.010218.316.818.417.01,1751,151
Stepney17.411.045017.415.318.216.01,1591,082
Poplar17.641.031417.316.317.916.81,1371,136
South wark17.411.045018.216.819.017.51,2111,187
Bermondsey17.761.024419.118.819.619.21,2461,304
Lambeth17.631.032014.714.115.214.5967984
Battersea16.961.072813.613.014.514.0927947
Wandsworth17.251.054712.511.913.212.5841849
Camberwell17.541.037314.013.414.513.9921941
Deptford17.311.051114.913.615.614.3995971
Greenwich17.821.021013.312.213.612.4865844
Lewisham17.461.042011.610.312.110.8772730
Woolwich17.021.069012.811.913.712.8874864

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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 (2), page 6.
2057 c 2