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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.
43
It will be seen from the foregoing table that the death-rate in 1912 from diarrhoea and
enteritis per 1,000 births was highest in Shoreditch (26.39) and lowest in Hampstead (0.78). The
death-rates in London in each of the four quarters of the year 1912 were as follows: first quarter,
7.56; second quarter, 7.51; third quarter, 22.92; and fourth quarter, 11.93.
Erysipelas.
The deaths(a) from erysipelas in the Administrative County of London during 1912 (52 weeks)
numbered 152, as compared with 202 in 1912 (52 weeks).
ErysipelasAge
distribution
of
deaths,
London,
1912.

Table: The age-distribution of these deaths was as follows:—

The age-distribution of these deaths was as follows:—

Under 1 Year.1—5 —10-15—20—25-35-45-55-65—75 +All ages.
19623661719203321152

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Erysipelas
cases and
deaths,
1891-1912.

Table: The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered from this disease since 1890 have been as follows:-

The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered from this disease since 1890 have been as follows:-

Year.Notified Cases.Case-rate per 1,000 persons living.Deaths. (b)Death-rate per 1,000 persons living.
18914,7641.132140.05
18926,9341.632920.07
18939,7002.264240.10
18946,0801.402210.05
18955,6601.301790.04
18966,4361.432070.05
18975,7941.311840.04
18985,1691.161650.04
18995,6061.252130.05
19004,7621.061820.04
19014,6041.021710.04
19025,5361.201830.04
19034,3720.971830.04
19044,9431.092320.05
19054,9721.102260.05
19065,0191.112450.05
19074,4971.001890.04
19084,2030.911600.03
19094,1920.931800.04
19103,9820.881330.03
19114,8451.07202a0.04a
19124,0980.91152a0.03a

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Erysipelas
case-rates in
London
boroughs.

Table: The number of cases of erysipelas notified and the case-rate for the year 1912, together with the case-rate for the period 1907-11, in the several sanitary districts are shown in the following table:-

The number of cases of erysipelas notified and the case-rate for the year 1912, together with the case-rate for the period 1907-11, in the several sanitary districts are shown in the following table:-

Metropolitan borough.Notified Cases, 1912 (52 weeks).Case-rate per 1,000 persons living.
1907-11.1912.
Paddington1170.770.82
Kensington1160.760.68
Hammersmith1020.640.83
Fulham1150.800.74
Chelsea300.610.46
Westminster, City of920.520.59
St. Marylebone891020.77
Hampstead440.470.51
St. Pancras1890.800.88
Islington1860.730.57
Stoke Newington330.610.65
Hackney2101.290.94
Holborn470.800.98
Finsbury1441.611.68

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(a) See footnote (c) page 4. (b) See footnote (b) page 33.
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