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London County Council 1949

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Table 6—County of London—Infant mortality, 1949

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 yr.	No.	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
Measles Leg.	-	-	-	3	3	1	2	0.05	0.03	0.07
llleg.	-	—	—	3	3	1	2	0.05	0.03	0.07
Whooping-cough Leg.	-	—	—	20	20	9	11	0.35	0.31	0.41
Illeg.	-	—	—	20	20	9	11	0.35	0.31	0.41
Influenza Leg.	-	1	—	14	15	8	7	0.27	0.27	0.26
Illeg.	-	—	—	14	15	8	7	0.27	0.27	0.26
Tuberculosis Leg.	-	—	—	5	5	1	4	0.09	0.03	0.15
Illeg.	-	—	—	5	5	1	4	0.09	0.03	0.15
Bronchitis Leg.	-	—	—	36	36	23	13	0.64	0.78	0.48
Illeg.	-	—	—	36	36	23	13	0.64	0.78	0.48
Pneumonia Leg.	1	21	29	134	187	109	78	3.31	3.71	2.87
Illeg.	-	2	—	134	187	109	78	3.31	3.71	2.87
Diarrhoea Leg.	-	—	1	85	87	55	32	1.54	1.87	1.18
Illeg.	-	—	1	85	87	55	32	1.54	1.87	1.18
Premature birth Leg.	152	126	33	2	357	214	143	6.31	7.28	5.27
Illeg.	25	13	6	2	357	214	143	6.31	7.28	5.27
Congenital malformation, birth injury and other diseases of early infancy Leg.	206	225	62	101	639	381	258	11.30	12.96	9.51
Illeg.	28	11	6	101	639	381	258	11.30	12.96	9.51
Other causes Leg.	4	3	9	129	168	98	70	2.97	3.33	2.58
Illeg.	22	1	-	129	168	98	70	2.97	3.33	2.58
All causes Leg. M.	219	219	88	288	1,358	814	544	25.79	29.76	21.49
F.	144	157	46	197	1,358	814	544	25.79	29.76	21.49
Illeg. M.	38	16	6	25	159	85	74	40.96	41.38	40.48
F.	37	11	7	19	159	85	74	40.96	41.38	40.48
Total 1949	438	403	147	529	1,517	899	618	26.83	30.58	22.77
Total 1948	436	447	184	802	1,869	1,082	787	30.67	34.39	26.70
1948 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	34.02
F.	23	14	4	30	167	96	71	39.39	44.59	34.02

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Table 7â€”Infant mortality in London by cause 1911-1949 (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	1943 to 1946	1946	1947	1948	1949
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	0.05
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	0.35
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	0.27
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	0.09
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	0.64
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	3.31
Diarrhoea	24.28	16.10	12.16	9.36	8.87	10.86	12.10	6.96	6.93	3.96	4.30	2.54	1.54
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	6.31
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	11.30
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	2.97
All causes	108	103	79	65	64	65	60	50	45	38	34	31	27