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London County Council 1934

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

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Table: The causes of illness in the 332 notified cases were stated to be as follows:—

The causes of illness in the 332 notified cases were stated to be as follows:—

Fish80Fruit9
Tinned fish and paste31Tinned fruit3
Meat112Miscellaneous85
Tinned meat12

Table: The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years have been as follows:—

The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years have been as follows:—

Area.1923.1924.1925.1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.
London0.080.290.070.200.040.300. 050.230.030.190. 02
England and Wales0.140.120.140. 090.090.110.090.110.080.080 .05

Table: The course of the epidemic in 1933-34 in comparison with others of recent years is shown by the deaths in successive four-weekly periods:—

The course of the epidemic in 1933-34 in comparison with others of recent years is shown by the deaths in successive four-weekly periods:—

Years.October to December.January to mid-June.Total (30 weeks).
1933-3439346210624223312760876
1931-3271644596915224015792836
1929-3010245091133243269189501,059

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Whoopingcough.
There were 293 deaths from whooping-cough in London during 1934 compared
with 329 in 1933. The death-rate was .07 per thousand.

Table: The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—

The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—

Area.1923.1924.1925.1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.
London0 .090.110.190. 050.120.090.260. 030.070.080.07
England and Wales0.110.100.160.110.090.080.160.050.060.070.06

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Scarlet fever.
There were 18,238 notifications of scarlet fever in 1934 (52 weeks), the corresponding
figure for 1933 being 21,911. The attack-rate was 4.3 per thousand as
against 5-1 in 1933. The deaths numbered 68, giving a death-rate of .02 per
thousand of the populaton at all ages and a case-mortality of . 4 per cent.

Table: The seasonal incidence, as shown by the notifications (uncorrected lor errors of diagnosis) received in successive four-weekly periods during the year, was as follows:—

The seasonal incidence, as shown by the notifications (uncorrected lor errors of diagnosis) received in successive four-weekly periods during the year, was as follows:—

l-5-9-13-17-21-25-29-33-37-41-45-49-52
1,7651,4121,4221,3531,4531,3371,3121,3029731,4231,6501,5601,276

Table: The notifications (uncorrected for errors in diagnosis), deaths and crude case mortality during 1934 were as follows:—

The notifications (uncorrected for errors in diagnosis), deaths and crude case mortality during 1934 were as follows:—

Year 1934.Age.period.Total.
0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-15-
Notifications (52 weeks)1156291,1721,51 11,7411,9941.636,1,2841,0639073,2292,95718,238
Deaths (365 days)18577823.3131168
Crude case-mortality percentage0.871.270.430.460.400.400.120.23.0.330.400.370.37