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London County Council 1945

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Table 5—County of London—Infant mortality, 1945

Cause of death			Age at death				Total			Bates per 1,000 live births
Cause of death			Under 1 day	1 to 7 days	1 to 4 wks.	4 weeks to 1 year	No.	Males	Fe-males	Total	Male	Female
Measles		Leg.	-	-	-	8	8	5	3	0-18	0-21	014
Measles		Illeg.	-	-	-	8	8	5	3	0-18	0-21	014
Whooping-cough		Leg.	-	-	-	35	35	13	22	0.77	0.56	0.99
Whooping-cough		Illeg.	-	-	-	35	35	13	22	0.77	0.56	0.99
Influenza		Leg.	-	-	-	8	8	5	3	0.18	0.21	0.14
Influenza		Illeg.	-	-	-	8	8	5	3	0.18	0.21	0.14
Tuberculosis		Leg.	-	-	-	15	15	9	6	0.33	0.39	0.27
Tuberculosis		Illeg.	-	-	-	15	15	9	6	0.33	0.39	0.27
Bronchitis		Leg.	-	-	3	62	66	36	30	1.45	1.54	1.35
Bronchitis		Illeg.	-	1	-	62	66	36	30	1.45	1.54	1.35
Pneumonia		Leg.	1	10	40	227	291	173	118	6.39	7.41	5.32
Pneumonia		Illeg.	-	2	11	227	291	173	118	6.39	7.41	5.32
Diarrhoea		Leg.	-	1	12	286	304	181	123	6.68	7.76	5.54
Diarrhoea		Illeg.	-	-	5	286	304	181	123	6.68	7.76	5.54
Premature birth		Leg.	159	138	37	25	423	239	184	9.29	10.24	8.29
Premature birth		Illeg.	30	25	9	25	423	239	184	9.29	10.24	8.29
Congenital defects, Birth injury and other diseases of early infancy.
Leg.			178	196	69	105	614	366	248	13.48	15.68	11.17
Illee.			28	24	1.4	105	614	366	248	13.48	15.68	11.17
Other causes		Leg.	6	3	10	193	247	146	101	5.42	6.26	4.55
Other causes		Illeg.	32	1	2	193	247	146	101	5.42	6.26	4.55
All causes	Leg. M.		196	220	96	479	1,683	991	692	41.71	48.03	35.09
	F.		148	128	75	341	1,683	991	692	41.71	48.03	35.09
	Illeg. M.		43	30	22	87	328	182	146	63.34	67.33	58.99
	F.		47	23	19	57	328	182	146	63.34	67.33	58.99
Total 1945			434	401	212	964	2,011	1,173	838	44.17	50.26	37.76
Total 1944			411	358	258	1,223	2,250	1,272	978	50.50	55.35	45.33
1944	Leg. M.		192	203	134	575	1,932	1,104	828	47.81	53.07	42.23
	F.		135	115	94	484	1,932	1,104	828	47.81	53.07	42.23
	Illeg. M.		40	24	14	90	318	168	150	76.77	77.17	76.34
	F.		44	16	16	74	318	168	150	76.77	77.17	76.34

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Table 6—Infant mortality in London by cause 1911—1945 (Rates per 1,000 live births)

Casue of death	1911 to 1914	1915 to 1918	1919 to 1922	1923 to 1926	1927 to 1930	1931 to 1934	1935 to 1938	1939 to 1942	1942	1943	1944	1945
Measles	3.40	3.84	1.64	2.02	2.07	1.44	0.95	0.22	0.20	0.51	0.09	0.18
Whooping-cough	3.63	4.45	2.50	2.60	3.14	2.27	2.01	1.43	1.48	1.15	2.13	0.77
Influenza	0.27	1.10	0.81	0.38	0.48	0.40	0.24	0.39	0.30	0.44	0.27	0.18
Tuberculosis	3.40	3.20	1.52	1.26	0.89	0.77	0.56	0.63	0.52	0.53	0.22	0.33
Bronchitis	6.41	6.72	4.42	2.91	2.30	2.16	1.97	1.81	2.19	1.67	1.39	1.45
Pneumonia	12.28	14.96	12.60	11.51	12.10	11.45	10.39	7.64	7.43	8.04	7.45	6.39
Diarrhoea	24.28	16.10	12.16	9.36	8.87	10.86	12.10	6.96	7.67	9.44	9.02	6.68
Premature birth	18.16	17.42	17.00	14.74	14.17	14.91	13.41	12.51	13.50	11.66	12.03	9.29
Congenital defects	14.69	14.66	11.26	8.39	7.38	7.22	6.35	10.08	11.54	11.44	10.10	13.49
Other causes	21.48	20.55	15.09	11.83	12.60	13.52	12.30	8.14	5.24	5.84	7.79	5.42
All causes	108	103	79	65	64	65	60	50	50	51	51	44