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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.
Puerperal
fever caserates
and
death-rates,
London,
1891-1912.
If these cases and deaths arc considered in relation to the total population and total births the following rates are obtained-
| Year. | Case-rate per 1,000 living. | Case-rate per 1,000 births. | Death-rate (a) per 1,000 living. | Death-rate (a) per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-1895 | 0.07 | 2.17 | 0.06 | 1.97 |
| 1896-1900 | 0.06 | 2.03 | 0.05 | 1.50 |
| 1901-1905 | 0.06 | 2.10 | 0.04 | 1.44 |
| 1906-1910 | 0.06 | 2.27 | 0.04 | 1.36 |
| 1891 | 0.05 | 1.64 | 0.05 | 1.65 |
| 1892 | 0.08 | 2.55 | 0.07 | 2.37 |
| 1893 | 0.09 | 2.98 | 0.08 | 2.65 |
| 1894 | 0.06 | 1.92 | 0.05 | 1.60 |
| 1895 | 0.05 | 1.76 | 0.05 | 1.56 |
| 1896 | 0.06 | 2.04 | 0.05 | 1.66 |
| 1897 | 0.06 | 1.98 | 0.05 | 1.61 |
| 1898 | 0.05 | 1.86 | 0.04 | 1.39 |
| 1899 | 0.07 | 2.45 | 0.05 | 1.57 |
| 1900 | 0.05 | 1.81 | 0.04 | 1.29 |
| 1901 | 0.06 | 1.94 | 0.04 | 1.41 |
| 1902 | 0.07 | 2.35 | 0.04 | 1.52 |
| 1903 | 0.05 | 1.79 | 0.04 | 1.30 |
| 1904 | 0.06 | 2.12 | 0.04 | 1.54 |
| 1905 | 0.06 | 2.32 | 0.04 | 1.45 |
| 1906 | 0.07 | 2.39 | 0.04 | 1.50 |
| 1907 | 0.06 | 2.09 | 0.03 | 1.25 |
| 1908 | 0.05 | 1.86 | 0.03 | 111 |
| 1909 | 0.06 | 2.46 | 0.04 | 1.54 |
| 1910 | 0.06 | 2.53 | 0.04 | 1.40 |
| 1911 | 0.07 | 2.70 | 0.03b | 1.27b |
| 1912 | 0.08 | 3.44 | 0.04b | 1.44b |
An account of cases of puerperal fever occurring in the practice of midwives will be found on
page 87.
Influenza, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
The deaths(b) attributed to influenza, which in 1911 numbered 496 (52 weeks), rose to 534 in
1912 (52 weeks). The deaths from bronchitis numbered 5,479 in 1912, as compared with 5,203 in
1911. In 1912 there were 5.337 deaths attributed to pneumonia. as compared with 5,618 in 1911.
Influenza,
bronchitis
and
pneumonia
death-rates,
London,
1890-1912.
The deaths and death-rates from these diseases since 1889 have been as follows :-
| Year. | Influenza (a). | Bronchitis (a). | Pneumonia (a). | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Deathrate. | Deaths. | Deathrate. | Deaths. | Deathrate. | |
| 1890 | 652 | 0.15 | 12,448 | 2.93 | 6,224 | 1.46 |
| 1891 | 2,336 | 0.55 | 13,136 | 3.12 | 6,915 | 1.64 |
| 1892 | 2,264 | 0.53 | 11,183 | 2.63 | 6,164 | 1.45 |
| 1893 | 1,526 | 0.35 | 10,413 | 2.42 | 7,198 | 1.67 |
| 1894 | 750 | 0.17 | 7,816 | 1.80 | 5,321 | 1.23 |
| 1895 | 2,156 | 0.49 | 10,633 | 2.43 | 5,989 | 1.37 |
| 1896 | 496 | 0.11 | 7,558 | 1.68 | 5,537 | 1.23 |
| 1897 | 671 | 0.15 | 7,408 | 1.67 | 5,053 | 1.14 |
| 1898 | 1,283 | 0.29 | 7,779 | 1.74 | 5,440 | 1.22 |
| 1899 | 1,817 | 0.41 | 9,195 | 2.05 | 6,666 | 1.49 |
| 1900 | 1,950 | 0.43 | 8,699 | 1.93 | 7,189 | 1.60 |
| 1901 | 664 | 0.15 | 7,317 | 1 62 | 6,121 | 1.35 |
| 1902 | 1,073 | 0.23 | 7,901 | 171 | 6,801 | 1.47 |
| 1903 | 644 | 0.14 | 5,240 | 1.15 | 5,826 | 1.28 |
| 1904 | 709 | 0.16 | 6,373 | 1.40 | 6,609 | 1.45 |
| 1905 | 689 | 0.15 | 6,049 | 1.33 | 6,965 | 1.53 |
| 1906 | 895 | 0.20 | 5,373 | 1.18 | 6,586 | 1.45 |
| 1907 | 967 | 0.21 | 6,010 | 1.32 | 7,538 | 1.66 |
| 1908 | 1,350 | 0.29 | 5,342 | 1.15 | 6,751 | 1.46 |
| 1909 | 1,216 | 0.27 | 6,128 | 1.35 | 7,591 | 1.68 |
| 1910 | 723 | 0.16 | 5,043 | 1.12 | 6,729 | 1.49 |
| 1911 | 496b | 0.11b | 5,203b | 1.15b | 5,618b | 1.25b |
| 1912 | 534b | 0.12b | 5,479b | 1.22b | 5,337b | 1.18b |
(a) See footnote (b) page 33. (b) See footnote (c) page 4.