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London County Council 1946

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Table 8—County of London—Infant mortality, 1946

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Table 8.

Country of London-Infant Mortality, 1946

Cause of Death			Age at Death				Total			Rates per 1,000 live births
Cause of Death			Under 1 day	1 to 7 days	1 to 4 wks.	4 wks. to 1 year	No.	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
Measles		Leg.	-	-	-	7	8	4	4	0.12	0.12	0.13
Measles		Illg.	-	-	1	7	8	4	4	0.12	0.12	0.13
Wooping-cough		Leg.	-	-	-	34	34	14	20	0.52	0.41	0.63
Wooping-cough		Illg.	-	-	-	34	34	14	20	0.52	0.41	0.63
Influenza		Leg.	-	-	1	15	18	12	6	0.27	0.35	0.19
Influenza		Illg.	-	-	-	15	18	12	6	0.27	0.35	0.19
Tuberculosis		Leg.	-	-	-	24	24	13	11	0.36	0.35	0.38
Tuberculosis		Illg.	-	-	-	24	24	13	11	0.36	0.35	0.38
Bronchitis		Leg.	-	-	4	65	71	50	21	1.08	1.47	0.66
Bronchitis		Illg.	-	-	2	65	71	50	21	1.08	1.47	0.66
Pneumonia		Leg.	2	3	46	282	369	208	161	5.60	6.12	5.05
Pneumonia		Illg.	-	-	2	282	369	208	161	5.60	6.12	5.05
Diarrhœa		Leg.	-	6	16	234	261	158	103	3.96	4.65	3.23
Diarrhœa		Illg.	-	-	5	234	261	158	103	3.96	4.65	3.23
Premature Birth		Leg.	242	204	80	18	603	371	232	9.15	10.91	7.28
Premature Birth		Illg.	27	20	12	18	603	371	232	9.15	10.91	7.28
Congenital Malformation, birth injury and other diseases of early infancy		Leg.	215	275	119	147	825	493	332	12.52	14.50	10.41
		Illg.	33	21	15	147	825	493	332	12.52	14.50	10.41
Other Causes		Leg.	10	7	25	238	314	166	148	4.77	4.88	4.64
Other Causes		Illg.	28	-	6	238	314	166	148	4.77	4.88	4.64
All causes	Leg.	M.	278	321	174	532	2,205	1,305	900	36.39	41.75	30.68
	Leg.	F.	191	198	117	394	2,205	1,305	900	36.39	41.75	30.68
	Illeg	M.	49	30	26	79	322	184	138	60.95	67.06	54.35
	Illeg	F.	39	19	21	59	322	184	138	60.95	67.06	54.35
Total 1946			557	568	338	1,064	2,527	1,489	1,038	38.36	43.79	32.56
Total 1945		434	401	212	964		2,011	1,173	838	44.17	50.26	37.76
1945	Leg.	M.	196	220	96	479	1,683	991	692	41.71	48.03	35.09
	Leg.	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
	Illeg	F.	47	23	19	57	328	182	146	63.34	67.33	58.99

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Table 9—Infant mortality in London by cause 1911—1946 (Rates per 1,000 live births)

Cause 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	1946
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	0.12
Whooping.cough	3.63	4.45	2.50	2.60	3.14	2.27	2.01	1.43	1.48	115	2.13	0.77	0.52
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	0.27
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	0.36
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	1.08
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	5.60
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	3.96
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	9.15
Congenital mal., etc.	14.69	14.66	11.26	8.39	7.38	7.22	6.35	10.08	11.54	11.44	10.10	13.49	12.52
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	4.77
All causes	108	103	79	65	64	65	60	50	50	51	51	44	38