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London County Council 1948

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Table: Table 6— County of London—Infant mortality, 1948

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Table 6— County of London—Infant mortality, 1948

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 weeks to 1 year	No.	Males	Females	Total	Male	Female
Measles	Leg.	-	-	-	7	7	3	4	0.11	0.10	0.14
Measles	Illeg.	—	—	—	7	7	3	4	0.11	0.10	0.14
Whooping.cough	Leg.	—	—	l	40	41	26	15	0.67	0.83	0.51
Whooping.cough	Illeg.	—	—	—	40	41	26	15	0.67	0.83	0.51
Influenza	Leg.	—	—	—	4	4	3	1	0.07	0.10	0.03
Influenza	Illeg.	—	—	—	4	4	3	1	0.07	0.10	0.03
Tuberculosis	Leg.	—	—	—	17	17	10	7	0.28	0.32	0.24
Tuberculosis	Illeg.	—	—	—	17	17	10	7	0.28	0.32	0.24
Bronchitis	Leg.	—	—	1	62	63	46	17	1.03	1.46	0.58
Bronchitis	Illeg.	—	—	—	62	63	46	17	1.03	1.46	0.58
Pneumonia	Leg.	—	18	29	216	266	144	122	4.37	4.58	4.14
Pneumonia	Illeg.	—	—	3	216	266	144	122	4.37	4.58	4.14
Diarrhœa	Leg.	—	—	6	148	155	88	67	2.54	2.80	2.27
Diarrhœa	Illeg.	—	—	1	148	155	88	67	2.54	2.80	2.27
Premature birth	Leg.	162	153	44	11	412	237	175	6.76	7.53	5.94
Premature birth	Illeg.	19	20	3	11	412	237	175	6.76	7.53	5.94
Congenital malformation, birth injury and other diseases of early infancy.
Leg.		219	231	74	131	687	412	275	11.27	13.10	9.33
Illeg.		14	15	3	131	687	412	275	11.27	13.10	9.33
Other causes	Leg.	2	9	18	166	217	113	104	3.56	3.59	3.53
Other causes	Illeg.	20	1	1	166	217	113	104	3.56	3.59	3.53
All causes	Leg. M.	233	227	105	421	1,702	986	716	30.02	33.64	26.14
	F.	150	184	68	314	1,702	986	716	30.02	33.64	26.14
	Illeg. M.	30	22	7	37	167	96	71	39.39	44.59	3402.
	F.	23	14	4	30	167	96	71	39.39	44.59	3402.
Total 1948		436	447	184	802	1,869	1,082	787	30.67	34.39	26.70
Total 1947		510	526	253	1,165	2,454	1,413	1,041	34.41	38.58	30.00
1947	Leg. M.	251	274	139	630	2,230	1,294	936	33.51	37.87	28.91
	F.	190	209	91	446	2,230	1,294	936	33.51	37.87	28.91
	Illeg. M.	38	24	14	43	224	119	105	46.92	48.49	45.26
	F.	31	19	9	46	224	119	105	46.92	48.49	45.26

Table: T able 7— Infant mortality in London by cause 1911—1948(Rates per1,000live births)

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T able 7— Infant mortality in London by cause 1911—1948(Rates per1,000live 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	1943 to 1946	1946	1947	1948
Measles	3.40	3.84	1.64	2.02	2.07	1.44	0.95	0.22	0.21	0.12	0.11	0.11
Whooping-cough	3.63	4.45	2.50	2.60	3.14	2.27	2.01	1.43	1.07	0.52	0.76	0.67
Influenza	0.27	1.10	0.81	0.38	0.48	0.40	0.24	0.39	0.29	0.27	0.17	0.07
Tuberculosis	3.40	3.20	1.52	1.26	0.89	0.77	0.56	0.63	0.36	0.36	0.35	0.28
Bronchitis	6.41	6.72	4.42	2.91	2.30	2.16	1.97	1.81	1.36	1.08	0.94	1.03
Pneumonia	12.28	14.96	12.60	11.51	12.10	11.45	10.39	7.64	6.74	5.60	5.61	4.37
Diarrhœa	24.28	16.10	12.16	9.36	8.87	10.86	12.10	6.96	6.93	3.96	4.30	2.54
Premature birth	18.16	17.42	17.00	14.74	14.17	14.91	13.41	12.51	10.38	9.15	7.21	6.76
Congenital mal., etc.	14.69	14.66	11.26	8.39	7.38	7.22	6.35	10.08	11.96	12.52	10.75	11.27
Other causes	21.48	20.55	15.09	11.83	12.60	13.52	12.30	8.14	5.83	4.77	4.21	3.56
All causes	108	103	79	65	64	65	60	50	45	38	34	31

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London County Council 1948

Table: Table 6— County of London—Infant mortality, 1948

Table: T able 7— Infant mortality in London by cause 1911—1948(Rates per1,000live births)