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London County Council 1951

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Table: Table 6—Administrative County of London—Infant mortality, 1951

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Table 6—Administrative County of London—Infant mortality, 1951

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.	Male	Fe-male	Total	Male	Female
Measles ...	Leg.	—	-	-	7	7	4	3	0.13	0.15	0.12
Measles ...	Illeg.	—	—	—	7	7	4	3	0.13	0.15	0.12
Whooping-cough	Leg.	—	—	—	9	9	6	3	0.17	0.22	0.12
Whooping-cough	Illeg.	—	—	—/	9	9	6	3	0.17	0.22	0.12
Influenza...	Leg.	—	—	1	7	8	5	3	0.15	0.19	0.12
Influenza...	Illeg.	—	—	-	7	8	5	3	0.15	0.19	0.12
Tuberculosis	Leg.	—	—	-	4	4	3	1	0.08	0.11	0.04
Tuberculosis	Illeg.	—	—	—/	4	4	3	1	0.08	0.11	0.04
Bronchitis	Leg.	—	1	1	48	50	24	26	0.95	0.90	1.02
Bronchitis	Illeg.	—	—	—/	48	50	24	26	0.95	0.90	1.02
Pneumonia	Leg.	4	22	23	68	126	68	58	2.41	2.54	2.27
Pneumonia	Illeg.	—	5	4	68	126	68	58	2.41	2.54	2.27
Diarrhoea	Leg.	—	—	5	34	40	27	13	0.76	1.01	0.51
Diarrhoea	Illeg.	—	—	1	34	40	27	13	0.76	1.01	0.51
Premature birth..	Leg.	115	84	14	5	247	136	111	4.71	5.08	4.34
Premature birth..	Illeg.	17	10	2	5	247	136	111	4.71	5.08	4.34
Congenital malformation
	Leg.	30	39	38	88	200	111	89	3.82	4.14	3.48
	Illeg.	1	2	2	88	200	111	89	3.82	4.14	3.48
Birth injury	Leg.	69	60	9	2	156	96	60	2.98	3.58	2.34
Birth injury	Illeg.	8	6	2	2	156	96	60	2.98	3.58	2.34
Other diseases of early in
fancy	Leg.	132	118	16	5	291	174	117	5.55	6.50	4.57
fancy	Illeg.	13	6	1	5	291	174	117	5.55	6.50	4.57
Other causes	Leg.	4	9	101	149	195	106	89	3.72	3.96	3.48
Other causes	Illeg.	22	1	-	149	195	106	89	3.72	3.96	3.48
All causes	Leg. M.	195	209	72	222	1,207	698	509	24.74	27.99	21.34
	F.	161	124	45	179	1,207	698	509	24.74	27.99	21.34
	Illeg. M.	23	16	10	13	126	62	64	35.03	33.48	36.68
	F.	36	14	2	12	126	62	64	35.03	33.48	36.68
Total, 1951		415	363	129	426	1,333	760	573	25.45	28.37	22.38
Total 1950		371	392	139	470	1,372	824	548	25.75	30.03	21.20
1950	Leg. M.	193	228	70	255	1,230	746	484	24.81	29.21	20.13
	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
	F.	26	11	7	20	142	78	64	38.33	41.03	35.48

Table: Table 7—Administrative County of London—Infant mortality by cause, 1915.51 (Rates per 1,000 live births)

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Table 7—Administrative County of London—Infant mortality by cause, 1915.51 (Rates per 1,000 live births)

Cause of death	1915 to 1918	1919 to 1922	1923 to 1926	1927 to 1930	1931 to 1934	1935 to 1938	1939 to 1942	1943 to 1948	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951
Measles	3.84	1.64	2.02	2.07	1.44	0.95	0.22	0.21	0.11	0.11	0.05	-	0.13
Whooping.cough	4.45	2.50	2.60	3.14	2.27	2.01	1.43	1.07	0.76	0.67	0.35	0.39	0.17
Influenza	1.10	0.81	0.38	0.48	0.40	0.24	0.39	0.29	0.17	0.07	0.27	0.17	0.15
Tuberculosis	3.20	1.52	1.26	0.89	0.77	0.56	0.63	0.36	0.35	0.28	0.09	017	0.08
Bronchitis	6.72	4.42	2.91	2.30	2.16	1.97	1.81	1.36	0.94	1.03	0.64	0.83	0.95
Pneumonia	14.96	12.60	11.51	12.10	11.45	10.39	7.64	6.74	5.61	4.37	3.31	2.36	2.41
Diarrhoea	16.10	12.16	9.36	8.87	10.86	12.10	6.96	6.93	4.30	2.54	1.54	1.16	0.76
Premature Birth	17.42	17.00	14.74	14.17	14.91	13.41	12.51	10.38	7.21	6.76	6.31	4.65	4.71
Congenital mal., etc.	14.66	11.26	8.39	7.38	7.22	6.35	10.08	11.96	10.75	11.27	11.30	12.33	12.35
Other causes	20.55	15.09	11.83	12.60	13.52	12.30	8.14	5.83	4.21	3.56	2.97	3.68	3.72
All causes	103	79	65	64	65	60	50	45	34	31	27	26	25

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Table: Table 6—Administrative County of London—Infant mortality, 1951

Table: Table 7—Administrative County of London—Infant mortality by cause, 1915.51 (Rates per 1,000 live births)