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London County Council 1912

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

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1ll
Report of the County Medical Officer—General.

Table: mortality-rate is shown at the age of from four to five years: the percentage reduction is as follows :

mortality-rate is shown at the age of from four to five years: the percentage reduction is as follows :

Year of age.Males.Females.
Mortality-rate.Decrease.Decrease %Mortality rate.Decrease.Decrease. %
1891-1900.1901-1910.1891-1900.1901-1910.
0 —.21070.17036.0403419.1.17190.13725.0346520.2
1 —.06791.04857.0193428.5.06286.04599.0168726.8
2 —.02801.01888.0091332.6.02740.01840.0090032.8
3 —.01810.01127.0068337.7.01803.01104.0069938.8
4 —.01238.00748.0049039.6.01262.00760.0050239.8
5 —.00863.00552.0031136.0.00877.00549.0032837.4
6 —.00602.00409.0019332.1.00619.00405.0021434.6
7 —.00426.00306.0012028.2.00445.00306.0013931.2
8 —.00315.00242.0007323.2.00338.00248.0009026.6
9 —.00253.00203.0005019.8.00272.00211.0006122.4

Table: fourteen per thousand living (p.xx). The life-table mortality-rates for these populations in the first ten years of life compare as follows :—

fourteen per thousand living (p.xx). The life-table mortality-rates for these populations in the first ten years of life compare as follows :—

Excess of mortality-rates in the whole of England and Wales over the rates in selected healthy districts, 1891-1910.
Year of age.Males.Females
ExcessPercentage.Excess.Percentage.
0—.0608331.5.0528134.3
1—.0261447.8.0243347.9
2—.0100547.7.0100049.1
3—.0058844.3.0063447.2
4—.0039640.6.0039341.0
5—.0026036.4.0026036.7
6—.0015429.5.0015830.2
7—.0008522.1.0008822.4
8—.0004314.7.0004514.8
9—.000229.2.000228.7

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A comparison of the group mortality-rates in the fife-table population and the corresponding
rates calculated upon the actual data shows relatively small differences except at the extreme ages
of life, when necessarily the divergence of the two series of rates must be appreciable if the life-table
population and deaths accurately represent the actual experience.

Table: MALES.

MALES.

Age-group.Observed rate of mortality.Rate of mortality from life-table.Difference per cent. (a).
0—53.5554.16+ 1.13
5—3.463.43— 0.90
10—1.981.98+ 0.00
15—2.882.88+ 0.10
20—3.803.80+ 0.05
25—5.695.74+ 0.84
35—10.8910.98+ 0.88
45—19.1519.35+ 1.01
55—34.4534.88+ 1.25
65—67.6568.56+ 1.34
75 +152.71157.37+ 3.05

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(a) Calculated upon rates carried to three or more places of decimals.