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London County Council.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1929.
VOL. Ill—PUBLIC HEALTH.
CHAPTER I.
REPORT OF THE COUNTY MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE YEAR 1929.
By F. N. Kay Menzies, M.D. F.RC.P. (Ed.), D.P.H., F.R.S.E., County Medical
Officer of Health and School Medical Officer.
Vital Statistics.
The population of the County of London at the census of 20th June, 1921,
was 4,484,523, including members of the armed forces in London but excluding
Londoners on active service elsewhere. It is estimated by the Registrar General
that the population normally resident in London at the date of the census was about
4.524,000, allowance being made in this estimate for persons absent on holiday
when the census was taken. The Registrar General estimates the total population
in the middle of 1929 to have been 4,430,000 including 12,100 non-civilians. The
estimated population of the metropolitan boroughs in 1929 is shown in the table
on page 18.
Population,
The marriages registered in London during 1929 numbered approximately
42,301, being 19.1 per thousand of the population, the rate for the preceding year
being 18.9.
Marriages.
The births in London during 1929 numbered 70,089 compared with 72,352 in
the preceding year. The birth-rate was 15.8 per thousand as against 16.2 in 1928.
This is the lowest birth-rate ever recorded in London, the number of births being
fewer by 887 than in 1918 when the influence of the European War was at its height.
The birth-rate for each metropolitan borough will be found in the table on
page 18.
Births.
The deaths in the civil population of London during 1929 numbered 62,889
giving a death-rate of 14.2 per thousand compared with 12.1 in 1928. The distribution
of death by ages in 1929 and recent preceding periods is shown in the following
table:—
Deaths.
1000—(0.10158—76A)—24.9.30—17710