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London County Council 1912

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

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Table: Annual Report of the London County Council,1912.

Annual Report of the London County Council,1912.

Metropolitan borough.Notified Cases, 1912 (52 weeks).Case-rate per 1,000 persons living
1907-11.1912.
London, City of140.610.75
Shoreditch1481.241.34
Bethnal Green1921.671.50
Stepney3421.591.24
Poplar1981.181.23
Southwark2651.311.40
Bermondsey1641.161.31
Lambeth2230.720.75
Battersea1330.960.80
Wandsworth2070.670.64
Camberwell2160.920.83
Deptford1911.491.75
Greenwich981.071.02
Lewisham1030.580.63
Woolwich900.790.74
Port of London-
London4,0980.960.91

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Erysipelas
cases by age
and sex,
London,
1912.

Table: The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the notified cases of erysipelas in 1912-

The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the notified cases of erysipelas in 1912-

Sex.Under 1 year.1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75 and upwardsAll Ages.
Males5611074718668217359358241145571,842
Females52959469137135273367435310206832,256
Persons1082051681402232034907267935513511404,098

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The table shows that the number of females exceeds the number of males attacked, and it should
be noted that the attack rate among females is higher, even when allowance is made for the excess of
females in the total population.
Puerperal Fever.
The deaths(a) in the Administrative County of London during the year 1912 (52 weeks) attributed
to puerperal fever(b) numbered 159, as compared with 142 in 1911 (52 weeks) and 161 in 1910 (52 weeks).
Puerperal
fever cases
and deaths,
London,
1891-1912.

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

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

Year.Notified cases.Deaths.(c)
1891221222
1892337313
1893397352
1894253210
1895236208
1896277225
1897264215
1898247184
1899326209
1900237169
1901253184
1902311201
1903233170
1904273198
1905292183
1906298187
1907254152
1908228137
1909287180
1910292161
1911302142a
1912380159a

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(a) See footnote (c) page 4. (b) Including deaths from puerperal septicæmia and puerperal pyæmia.
(c) See footnote (b) page 33.