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London County Council.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1930.
VOL. III—PUBLIC HEALTH (Part I)
REPORT OF THE COUNTY MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE YEAR 1930.
By F. N. Kay Menzies, M.D., F.R.C.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 and elsewhere. It was estimated by the RegistrarGeneral
that the population normally resident in London at the date of that census
was about 4,524,000, allowance being made in this estimate for persons absent on
holiday when the census was taken.
Population.
The preliminary results of the census taken on the night of 26th April, 1931,
give the enumerated population of London as 4,396,821 including 12,100 noncivilians.
The estimated populations of the metropolitan boroughs in 1930, based upon the
preliminary census results, are shown in the table on page 10, and the rates given
in this Annual Report are calculated upon these figures.
The marriages registered in London during 1930 numbered approximately
42,857, or 19.3 per thousand of the population, the rate for the preceding year being
19.1
Marriages.
The births in London during 1930 numbered 69,447 compared with 70,089 in
the preceding year. The birth-rate was 15.8 per thousand, as against 15'8 in 1929.
This is the lowest birth-rate recorded in London, the number of births being fewer
by 1,529 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 10.
Births.
The deaths in the civil population of London during 1930 numbered 50,992
giving a death-rate of 116 per thousand, compared with 14.2 in 1929.
Deaths.