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London County Council 1913

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

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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1913.
Erysipelas
cases by age
and sex,
London,

Table: The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the notified cases of erysipelas in 1913—

The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the notified cases of erysipelas in 1913—

Sex.Under 1 year.1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75 and upwards.All Ages.
Males6857566101109244367398224152521,939
Females61958487172128258360404294190762,209
Persons1271801591532732375027278025183421284,148

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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 1913 (53 weeks) attributed
to puerperal fever(b) numbered 139, as compared with 159 in 1912 (52 weeks) and 142 in 1911 (52 weeks).

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
1913349139a

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Puerperal
fever cases
and deaths,
London,
Puerperal
fever caserates
and
death-rates,
London,

Table: If these cases and deaths are considered in relation to the total population and total births the following rates are obtained—

If these cases and deaths are 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 (e) per 1,000 living.1 Death-rate (c) per 1,000 births.
1891-18950.072.170.061.97
1896-19000.062.030.051.50
1901-19050.062.100.041.44
1906-19100.062.270.041.36
18910.051.640.051.65
18920.082.550.072.37
18930.092.980.082.65
18940.061.920.051.60
18950.051.760.051.56
18960.062.040.051.66
18970.061.980.051.61
18980.051.860.041.39
18990.072.450.051.57
19000.051.810.041.29
19010.061.940.041.41
19020.072.350.041.52
19030.051.790.041.30
19040.062.120.041.54
19050.062.320.041.45
19060.072.390.041.50

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(Continued on next page.)
(a) See footnote (c), page 6. (b) Including deaths from puerperal septicaemia and puerperal pyæmia.
(c) See footnote (b), page 28.