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London County Council 1938

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

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Table: The deaths among infants under one year of age in age groups from the causes included in the above table are shown by sex and according to legitimacy in the following table:-Table 6—County of London—Infant mortality, 1938

The deaths among infants under one year of age in age groups from the causes included in the above table are shown by sex and according to legitimacy in the following table:-

Table 6—County of London—Infant mortality, 1938

Cause of deathAge at deathTotalRates per 1,000 live births
Under 1 day1 to 7 days1 to 4 weeks4 weeks to 3 months3 months to 6 months6 months to 9 months9 months to 1 yearNumberMalesFemalesMalesFemales
MeaslesLeg.————920396833351.261.41
Illeg.—————1344—2.22—
Whooping. coughLeg.———_101812145428261.071.05
Illeg—————71211.55.62
Influenza ...Leg.———1221651.19.04
Illeg.
TuberculosisLeg.—1—18812301515.57.60
Illeg.————————————
Bronchitis ...Leg.——428261778252301.981.21
Illeg.———275—141045.552.47
PneumoniaLeg.—9361041511117548626522110.118.89
Illeg.—12131311848282015.5412.37
Diarrhoea ...Leg.——141112461417458636522113.938.89
Illeg.——2263813988493927.1924.12
Premature birthLeg.306203754051163134328813.0911.58
Illeg.2810121311—65372820.5317.32
Congenital defects ...Leg.33657272331072921661266.335.07
Illeg.136353——3018129.997.42
Other causesLeg.100128716877545255032822212.528.93
Illeg.401279159294623234.4119.79
All CausesLegM.259221156257347197163127851,6001,18561.0547.65
F.180185116178228179119
IllegM.46202143472210345209136115.9884.11
F.359525301913
Total, 1938...5204352985036524173053,1301,8091,32164.5849.88
Total, 1937...4944702975857224502913,3091,9481,36168.7151.05
1937Leg.M.24623815532337522715529321,7191,21364.3948.24
F.164191114174260189121
IllegM.46241652582112377229148138.3797.56
F.3817123629133

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Infectious diseases
The notifications, attack.rates and death.rates of the principal infectious diseases
in London during 1938 and earlier years are shown in tables 29 to 32, and for the
constituent metropolitan boroughs in 1938 in table 27.
Anthrax

Table: Five cases of anthrax were notified during the year, all of which were confirmed. Particulars are as follows: —Table 7

Five cases of anthrax were notified during the year, all of which were confirmed. Particulars are as follows: —

Table 7

Metropolitan boroughAge]OccupationProbable source of infectionOutcome
Wandsworth65Locomotive inspectorCanadian fursRecovered
Lewisham47Tram conductorNot knownDied
Bermondsey42Checker at a wharfPickled lambs' skins from AlexandriaDied
Southwark57BrushmakerHorsehair from ManchuriaRecovered
Stepney36Dock labourerWool hides from Irak or Australia, or rabbit skins from New Zealand.Recovered