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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.

Table: The deaths and death-rates from these diseases since 1889 have been as follows :—

The deaths and death-rates from these diseases since 1889 have been as follows :—

Year.Influenza (a).Bronchitis (a).Pneumonia (a).
Deaths.Death-rate.Deaths.Death-rate.Deaths.Death-rate.
18906520.1512,4482.936,2241.46
18912,3360.5513,1363.126,9151.64
18922,2640.5311,1832.636,1641.45
18931,5260.3510,4132.427,1981.67
18947500.177,8161.805,3211.23
18952,1560.4910,6332.435,9891.37
18964960.117,5581.685,5371.23
18976710.157,4081.675,0531.14
18981,2830.297,7791.745,4401.22
18991,8170.419,1952.056,6661.49
19001,9500.438,6991.937,1891.60
19016640.157,3171.626,1211.35
19021,0730.237,9011.716,8011.47
19036440.145,2401.155,8261.28
19047090.166,3731.406,6091.45
19056890.156,0491.336,9651.53
19068950.205,3731.186,5861.45
19079670.216,0101.327,5381.66
19081,3500.295,3421.156,7511.46
19091,2160.276,1281.357,5911.68
19107230.165,0431.126,7291.49
* 1911496b0.11b5,203b1.15b5,618b1.25b
1912534b0.12b5,479b1.22b5,337b1.18b
1913863b0.19b5,792b1.26b5,887b1.28b

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Influenza,
bronchitis
and
pneumonia
death-rates,
London.

Table: The distribution of deaths (a) from influenza throughout the year(c) for each of the years 1891 to 1913 is shown in the following table c—

The distribution of deaths (a) from influenza throughout the year(c) for each of the years 1891 to 1913 is shown in the following table c—

No. of weeks.189118921893189418951896189718981899190019011902190319041905190619071908190919101911 (b)1912 (b)1913 (b)
1— 4913085227259374024466101657771416794562918761112615666
5— 87637969616458553682592987522410362119441862769015177101106
9—1281191626913436194193430130134298897411998104424430985767183
13—16294218056257501211403021721028954627512981209257645132164
17—20770331253210650966112110581584640w — 5610548948541394690
21—24104422722735335451825730353721384041364616152230
25—282421549192817262542162120251716212528341111916
29—325172317141518272712187185420141515910148
33—36329232017101310111111166911151812101761512
37—40136181415121917191512131724221819211529171622
41—441520282922272946551723351392393542303125404832
45—4835181524147563549615544654498448639455675463954
49—5281285465849567152342465699511385222859578675667057

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Influenza—
seasonal distribution.
Phthisis.
The London deaths from phthisis, including acute miliary tuberculosis (6), during 1913 (53 weeks)
numbered 5,981, as compared with 6,069 in 1912 (52 weeks).

Table: The death-rates from this disease in successive periods have been as follows :—

The death-rates from this disease in successive periods have been as follows :—

Period.Death-rate per 1,000 persons living.Period.Death-rate per 1,000 persons living.
1851-18602.8619041.67b
1861-18702.8419051.45b
1871-18802.5119061.50b
1881-18902.0819071.46b
1891-19001.79b19081.39b
1901-19101.49b19091.40b
19101.25b
19011.6561911l.35bd
19021.6161912l.35bd
19031.57619131.30bd

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Phthisis
death-rates,
London,
1851-1913.
Since the year 1910 the deaths from phthisis belonging to the London population have been
more completely ascertained than in previous years (see footnote (c), page 6) ; and further the deaths
(a) See footnote (b), page 28. (b) See footnote (c), page 6. (c) The deaths occurring in the 53rd week
of the years 1890, 1896, 1902, 1908 and 1913, which are not shown, numbered 1, 14, 37, 16 and 22 respectively.
(d) Including miliary tuberculosis.