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London County Council 1950

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Table: Table 6—County of London—Infant mortality, 1950

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Table 6—County of London—Infant mortality, 1950

Cause of death				Age at death				Total			Rates per 1,000 live birtha
Cause of death				Under 1 day	1 to 7 days	1 to 4 wks.	4 wks. to 1 yr.	No.	Male	Fe-male	Total	Male	Female
Measles		Leg.		_	_	-	-	-	-	-	-
Measles		Illeg.		—	—	—	-	-	-	-	-
Whooping-cough		Leg.		—	—	-	21	21	13	8	0.39	0.47	0.31
Whooping-cough		Illeg.		—	—	—	21	21	13	8	0.39	0.47	0.31
Influenza		Leg.		-	—	—	9	9	5	4	0.17	0.18	0.15
Influenza		Illeg.		—	—	—	9	9	5	4	0.17	0.18	0.15
Tuberculosis		Leg.		—	—	l	8	9	5	4	0.17	0.18	0.15
Tuberculosis		Illeg.		-		_	8	9	5	4	0.17	0.18	0.15
Bronchitis		o Leg.		_	_	_	43	44	30	14	0.83	1.09	0.54
Bronchitis		Illeg.		—	—	1	43	44	30	14	0.83	1.09	0.54
Pneumonia		.Leg.		2	21	29	68	126	68	58	2.36	2.48	2.24
Pneumonia		Illeg.		-	2	4	68	126	68	58	2.36	2.48	2.24
Diarrhoea		Leg.		-		3	58	62	40	22	1.16	1.46	0.85
Diarrhoea		Illeg.		-		1	58	62	40	22	1.16	1.46	0.85
Premature birth		Leg.		107	97	14	3	248	146	102	4.65	5.32	3.95
Premature birth		Illeg.		15	11	1	3	248	146	102	4.65	5.32	3.95
Congenital malformation
Birth injury		Leg.		24	60	44	86	222	129	93	4.17	4.70	3.60
		Illeg.		3	3	2	86	222	129	93	4.17	4.70	3.60
		Leg.		56	52	6	1	130	89	41	2.44	3.24	1.59
		Illeg.		11	2	2	1	130	89	41	2.44	3.24	1.59
Other diseases of early in
fancy		Leg.		122	125	l8	6	305	187	118	5.72	6.82	4.57
fancy		Illeg.		12	11	1	6	305	187	118	5.72	6.82	4.57
Other causes		Leg.		5	8	10	157	196	112	84	3.68	4.08	3.25
Other causes		Illeg.		14	—	2	157	196	112	84	3.68	4.08	3.25
All causes		Leg.	M.	193	228	70	225	1,230	746	484	24.81	29.21	20.13
		Leg.	F.	123	135	55	171	1,230	746	484	24.81	29.21	20.13
		Illeg.	M.	29	18	7	24	142	78	64	38.33	41.03	35.48
		Illeg.	F.	26	11	7	20	142	78	64	38.33	41.03	35.48
Total,	1950	...	...	371	392	139	470	1,372	824	548	25.75	30.03	21.20
Total	1949	...	...	438	403	147	529	1,517	899	618	26.83	30.58	22.77
1949		Leg.	M.	219	219	88	288	1,358	814	544	25.79	29.76	21.49
		Leg.	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
		Illeg.	F.	37	11	7	19	159	85	74	40.96	41.38	40.48

Table: Table 7—Infant mortality in London by cause 1915-1950 (Rates per 1,000 live births)

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Table 7—Infant mortality in London by cause 1915-1950 (Rates per 1,000 live births)

Cause of death	1915 to 1918	1919 to 1922	1923 to 1920	1927 to 1930	1931 to 1934	1935 to 1938	1939 to 1942	1943 to 1946	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950
Measles	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	4.45	2.50	2.60	3.14	2.27	2.01	1.43	1.07	0.52	0.76	0.67	0.35	0.39
Influenza	1.10	0.81	0.38	0.48	0.40	0.24	0.39	0.29	0.27	0.17	0.07	0.27	0.17
Tuberculosis	3.20	1.52	1.26	0.89	0.77	0.56	0.63	0.36	0.36	0.35	0.28	0.09	0.17
Bronchitis	6.72	4.42	2.91	2.30	2.16	1 .97	1.81	1.36	1.08	0.94	1.03	0.64	0.83
Pneumonia .	14.96	12.60	11.51	12.10	] 11.45	10.39	7.64	6.74	5.60	5.61	4.37	3.31	2.36
Diarrhoea	16.10	12.16	9.36	8.87	10.86	12.10	6.96	6.93	3.96	4.30	2.54	1.54	1.16
Premature birth	17.42	17.00	14.74	14.17	14.91	13.41	12.51	10.38	9.15	7.21	6.76	6.31	4.65
Congenital mal., etc.	14.66	11.26	8.39	7.38	7.22	6.35	10.08	11.96	12.52	10.75	11.27	11.30	12.33
Other causes	20.55	15.09	11.83	12.60	13.52	12.30	8.14	5.83	4.77	4.21	3.56	2.97	3.68
All causes	103	79	65	64	65	60	50	45	38	34	31	27	26

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Table: Table 6—County of London—Infant mortality, 1950

Table: Table 7—Infant mortality in London by cause 1915-1950 (Rates per 1,000 live births)