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London County Council 1950

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

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Table: Table 4—County of London—Civilian deaths in 1950 by cause—continued

Table 4—County of London—Civilian deaths in 1950 by cause—continued

CauseSex0—1—5—15—25—45—65—75+Total
19501949
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseasesM4892114341243132883021,5851,426
F314913211243413114941,6271,615
33. Motor-vehicle accidentsM—8212231312315151193
F—86591517349464
34. All other accidentsM29131322879052100406433
F16997165478225414401
35. SuicideM——111841105517278309
F———53661249135160
36. Homicide, operations of warM2———3—41107
F21—222—11018
ALL CAUSESM8241351051931,2495,6605,7815,82619,77320,339
F548103651669803,6954,6568,36618,57919,116

Table: Table 5—Live births and Still-births—-County of London

Table 5—Live births and Still-births—-County of London

YearLive birthsStill-births
No.Rate per 1,000 total populationNo.Rate per 1,000 live and still-births
192872,35216.22,41732.3
192970,08915.82,33532.2
193069,44715.82,44834.0
193165,68414.92,20532.5
193262,23314.31,98730.9
193356,74313.21,93433.0
193456,85313.41,84431.4
193555,78013.31,85432.2
193656,27313.61,85731.9
193755,01113.41,86432.8
193854,49513.41,71130.4
193952,36613.41,57929.3
194046,21314.31,40529.5
194133,94413.51,04629.9
194240,65415.41,22529.3
194345,03016.11,13724.6
194444,55416.21,13824.9
194545,53215.71,09523.5
194665,88320.01,59823.7
194771,32320.91,55421.3
194860,93417.91,19119.2
194956,54516.71,13419.7
1950 ......53,28115.71,05419.4