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London County Council 1913

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

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Report of the County Medical Officer—General.

Table: Comparison may be made between the number of deaths from the several causes in the above Causes of table with those of the seven antecedent years by reference to the following table:—

Comparison may be made between the number of deaths from the several causes in the above Causes of table with those of the seven antecedent years by reference to the following table:—

Cause of death.1965. 52 weeks.1906. 52 weeks.1907. 52 weeks.1908. 53 weeks.1909. 52 weeks.1910. 52 weeks.1911. 52 weeks.1912. 52 weeks.1913. 53 weeks.Deaths in 1913 in excess or defect of the corrected average for 1905-12.
Dimi- nution in 1913.Excess in 1913.
Small-pox------1----
Chicken-pox33531045331-
Measles38942040033350339153137132375-
Scarlet Fever341835242010610810-
Diphtheria and Croup525953676030534950--
Whooping Cough623502746469524602424429336176-
Diarrhœa3,4234,4681,7902,7091,8491,5364,4431,2302,50527-
Enteritis (not tuberculous)
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh
Premature Birth2,4232,2082,2992,1972,1222,0861,9701,9761,938112-
Congenital Malformation547613645705667657472397421-36
Atelectasis175175216
Injury at birth99113117110113108123112114-7
Want of Breast-milk2,2812,1301,9221,8431,8251,6821,7381,3841,480271-
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus
Tuberculous Meningitis27324123925920317921116214069-
Abdominal Tuberculosis19222515316814512999789446-
Other Tuberculous Diseases28424626425518814214812610490-
Erysipelas6450523548322620309-
Syphilis27123322622921618617217218813-
Rickets79675851455438243118-
Meningitis (not tuberculous)30030221024617017418312513467-
Convulsions80366060352049547542837442291-
Bronchitis1,2761,0431,28498296084384771084098-
Laryngitis252315181513171397-
Pneumonia1,4901,3351,6291,4311,3341,4421,3341,1861,472-145
Suffocation, overlaying46241742141732232126130128956-
Other causes1,0041,009979885852751804693711114—
Total16,39716,38514,14513,95612,68611,84714,50910,12011,858Net diminution 1,162
Number of births125,939124,880121,408122,898116,559115,190111,738110,358112,637

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Causes of
death.

Table: The total deaths among children under one year of age from "all causes" at certain age periods in 1913 may be compared with similar figures included in the Annual Reports for preceding years as follows :—

The total deaths among children under one year of age from "all causes" at certain age periods in 1913 may be compared with similar figures included in the Annual Reports for preceding 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.
19052,8868086675614,9258,1323,2272,6652,37316,397
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
19112,3746175715034,0686,6693,0352,4852,32014,509
19122,3535644623833,7625,6411,7611,3821,33310,120
19132,3735674954003,8356,1172,3181,7981,62511,858

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Deaths of
infants at
certain age
periods.