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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.

The total deaths among children under one year of age from "all causes" at certain age periods in 1912 may be compared with similar figures included in the Annual Reports for the preceding seven years as follows:-

Year.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.0-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under one year.
19052,8868086675644,9258,1323,2272,6652,37316,397
19062,6837077225454,6577,7643,4392,7362,44616,385
19072,7587606765334,7277,5042,5802,0871,97414,145
19082,6456516314854,4127,1892,7362,0971,93413,956
19092,5356125404714,1586,5642,3521,9101,86012,686
19102,4655985004514,0146,2302,1481,7951,67411,847
19112,3746175715084,0686,6693,0352,4852,32014,509
19122,3535644623833,7625,6411,7641,3821,33310,120

Deaths of
infants at
certain age
periods,
1905-12.

The following table has been prepared to show approximately the death-rates in age-periods per 1,000 living at the beginning of each period:—

Year.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.0-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total under one year. (a)
190522.96.65.54.639.164.627.423.321.2130.2
190621.55.85.94.537.362.229.424.122.0131.2
190722.76.45.74.538.961.822.718.718.1116.5
190821.55.45.34.135.958.523.618.617.4113.6
190921.75.44.84.235.756.321.417.717.6108.8
191021.45.34.54.034.854.119.716.815.9102.8
191121.25.65.34.736.459.728.924.423.3129.8
191221.35.24.33.634.151.116.813.413.191.7

With a view to comparing the rates of mortality from the several groups of diseases in tbe years 1905-12 the following table has been prepared:—

Year.All causes. (a)Measles.Whooping-cough.Diarrhœal diseases.Wasting diseases.Tuberculous diseases.Meningitis and convulsions.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other causes.
1905130.23.14.927.242.56.08.810.111.815.8
1906131.23.44.035.840.55.77.78.410.715.0
1907116.53.36.214.0741.05.46.710.613.415.2
1908113.62.73.822.039.55.66.28.011.714.1
1909108.84.34.515.940.64.65.78.211.413.6
1910102.83.45.213.339.43.95.67.312.512.2
1911129.84.73.839.740.14.15.57.611.912.4
191291.73.43.911.236.63.34.56.410.811.6

The following tables, which are based upon the figures in the table on page 15, show the number of
survivors at the beginning of each of five periods in the first twelve months of life, and the probability
(a) These rates are based upon the deaths as returned by the Medical Officers of Health of the metropolitan
boroughs, and in some cases differ slightly from the similar rates based upon the Registrar-General's returns.
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