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London County Council 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table 10—Death-rates from certain infectious diseases—London and England and Wales—1931.49 Rates are per 1,000 living except for diarrhoea and enteritis where it is expressed per 1,000 live births

YearMeaslesWhooping-coughScarlet feverDiphtheriaDiarrhoea and enteritis under 2
LondonE. & W.LondonE. & W.LondonE. & W.LondonE. & W.LondonE. & W.
19310.0260.0820.0690.0630.0160.0140.0590.0679.715.90
19320.1890.0850.0800.0740.0200.0130.0720.05812.556.60
19330.0230.0480.0770.0560.0200.0180.0840.06611.746.98
19340.2020.0930.0690.0510.0160.0240.1140.10112.805.36
19350.0050.0330.0400.0390.0060.0140.0650.08611.315.56
19360.1410.0670.0670.0510.0100.0120.0550.07514.475.75
19370.0060.0260.0600.0430.0080.0090.0530.07212.295.54
19380.0580.0400.0250.0270.0070.0090.0500.07113.235.30
19390.0010.0070.0350.0310.0020.0050.0260.0538.364.67
19400.0090.0210.0030.0170.0020.0040.0220.0526.134.76
19410.0220.0290.0480.0620.0010.0030.0350.0686.305.08
19420.0130.0120.0420.0210.00040.0030.0210.0477.975.22
19430.0200.0200.0340.0290.0040.0030.0230.0369.865.15
19440.0030.0060.0470.0280.0030.0030.0150.0249.584.97
19450.0120.0190.0180.0180.00040.0020.0090.0186.985.50
19460.0070.0050.0170.0200.00030.0010.0080.0114.084.24
19470.0070.0150.0250.0220.00060.0010.0070.0064.475.40
19480.0080.0080.0160.0170.00060.00090.0060.0042.693.13
19490.0050.0070.0080.0120.00030.00040.0030.0021.732.85