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London County Council 1912

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

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Report of the County Medical Officer—General.

Table: The proportion of the London population at different ages, all ages being taken as 10,000, in the last eight censuses is shown in the succeeding tables.M ales.

The proportion of the London population at different ages, all ages being taken as 10,000, in the last eight censuses is shown in the succeeding tables.

M ales.

Age period.0-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85 +
18411,2491,0539749041,0241,8271,324861478231669
18511,3241,0969698959771,7641,306868489238668
18611,3831,1421,0009179371,6401,303874500228688
18711,3851,1361,0059409451,6611,230883505239647
18811,3831,1589999559801,6531,237822506234667
18911,2521,1351,0359929751,6761,237870496253718
19011,1571,0289699761,0151,7351.310911554257808
19111,1031,0169369098981,7101,3821,0066193218911
Females.
age period.0-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85 +
18411,1319488609341,1661,9271,3138504952699215
18511,1719758699131,0621,8551,3108945482899915
18611,2121,0098939301,0351,7541,3108875622959914
18711,2221,0219049471,0271,7271,25790356331110315
18811,2301,0489259761,0351,7051,23285656930510514
18911,1361.0289469881,0551,7281,23188055332611316
19011,0349298859731,0881,8281,29691258932512417
19119729098478879931,8051,3911,00664138614023
Females per 1,000 Males at Each Age-Period.
Age period,0-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85 +
18411,0341,0281,0081,1781,2981,2051,1331,1271,1821,3281,6002,001
18511,0051,0091,0181,1571,2341,1931,1381,1691,2701,3751,7002,244
18611,0031,0111,0211,1611,2641,2241,1501,1611,2851,4801,6842,128
18711,0031,0221,0221,1441,2361,1821,1621,1631,2671,4821,8142,303
18819991,0161,0401,1471,1871,1591,1181,1711,2631,4641,7772,344
18911,0121,0101,0191,1111,2071,1501,1101,1291,2431,4351,7842,395
19019991,0101,0191,1151,1991,1791,1061,1181,1871,4141,7502,348
19119931,0081,0201,0991,2451,1891,1331,1261,1661,3571,7752,459

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Age and sex
distribution
of the
population.

Table: The following table shows the mean annual rate of "natural increase" of the population per 1,000 living in certain periods from 1886 to 1912:—With a view to a proper understanding of this table it may be well here to state that the observed rateof increase in the population is dependent upon two causes (i) the difference between the numbers of births and deaths described as "natural increase," and (ii) the difference in the numbers of emigrants and immigrants generally referred to as "the balance of passenger movement." The rate of natura increase, therefore, is the rate that would obtain in a population whose numbers are undisturbed by migration.

The following table shows the mean annual rate of "natural increase" of the population per 1,000 living in certain periods from 1886 to 1912:—

With a view to a proper understanding of this table it may be well here to state that the observed rateof increase in the population is dependent upon two causes (i) the difference between the numbers of births and deaths described as "natural increase," and (ii) the difference in the numbers of emigrants and immigrants generally referred to as "the balance of passenger movement." The rate of natura increase, therefore, is the rate that would obtain in a population whose numbers are undisturbed by migration.

Period.Annual birth-rates per 1,000 living.Annual death-rates per 1,000 living.Annual rate of natural increase per 1,000 living.
London.Greater London. (a)England and Wales.London.Greater London. (a)England and Wales.London.Greater London. (a)England and Wales.
1886-189032.10631.9731.4419.69c18.68188912.41132912.55
1891-189530.76630.4630.48 .19.82c18.4918.7110.9411.9711.77
1896-190029.66629.3129.2718.51c17.2317.69111512.0811.58
1901-190528.55b28.5728.151641c15.1416.0312.1413.4312.12
1906-191026.52626.2826.2214.88c13.7214.6811.6412.5611.54
190627.65627.5227.1715.75c14.6615.4411.9012.8611.73
190726.89626.7526.401534c141815.0711.5512.5711 33
190826.71626.5326.7014.64c13.5614.78120712.9711.92
190925.83625.5825.7814.99c13.7614.6010.8411.821118
191025.54625.0225.0413 69c12.4413.4911.8512.5811.55
191124.78624.4224.37l5.04c13.8314.609 7410.599.77
191224.48623.8423.8213.55c12.2513.2910.9311.5910.53

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Natural
increase
of the
population.
(a), (6) and (c), for footnotes see next page.