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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 death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—Table 14

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

Table 14

Area-19271928192919301931193219331934193519361937
London0.010.020.020.030.020.020.020.020.010.010.01
England and Wales0.010.010.020.020.010.010.020.020.010.010.01

Table: The seasonal incidence, as shown by the notifications (uncorrected for errors of diagnosis) received in successive four-weekly periods during the year, was as follows:—Table 15 Weeks of the year

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

Table 15 Weeks of the year

1-5-9-13-17-21-25-29-33-37-41-45-49-52
703723639581525487549521511560602632578

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Notifications of diphtheria numbered 7,611 in 1938, compared with 7,810 in
1937. This gives an attack-rate of 1.9 per thousand, a similar rate to that for the
preceding year. There were 205 deaths, giving a death-rate of .05 per thousand
living. The case-mortality was 2.7 per cent., compared with 2.8 per cent. in 1937.
Diphtheria

Table: The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—Table 17

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

Table 17

Area19271928192919301931193219331934193519361937
London0.090.090.080.100.060.070.080.110.060.050.05
England and Wales0.070.080.090.090.070.060.070.100.090.080.07

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The notifications (uncorrected for errors in diagnosis), deaths and crude casemortality
during 1938 were as follows:—
Table 16
Year 1938
Age-period
Total/###]
0-
1-
2-
3-
4-
5-
6-
7-
8-
9-
10-
15 +
Notifications (52 weeks)
146
348
552
647
752
841
756
600
483
373
933
1,180
7,611
Deaths (365 days)
11
7
15
27
30
29
26
22
13
4
14
7
205
Crude case-mortality
percentage
7.54
2.01
2.72
4.17
3.99
3.45
3.44
3.67
2.69
1.07
1.50
0.59
2.69
The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown
in the following table:—
Table 17
Area
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
London
0.09
0.09
0.08
0.10
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.11
0.06
0.05
0.05
England and
Wales
0.07
0.08
0.09
0.09
0.07
0.06
0.07
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.07
Diarrhoea and enteritis caused 721 deaths among children under two years of
age, or 13.23 per thousand live-births. The corresponding rate in 1937 was 12.29.
Diarrhœa and
enteritis