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London County Council 1952

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Table 6— Administrative County of London—Infant mortality,1952

Cause of death				Age at death				Total			Rates per 1,000 live births
Cause of death				Under 1 day	1 to 7 days	7 to 4 wks.	4 wks. to 1 yr.	No.	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Measles		Leg.		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Measles		Illeg.		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Whooping.cough		Leg.		.	.	.	4	4	3	1	0.08	0.11	0.04
Whooping.cough		Illeg.		.	.	.	4	4	3	1	0.08	0.11	0.04
Influenza		Leg.		.	.	.	1	1	1	.	0.02	0.04	.
Influenza		Illeg.		.	.	.	1	1	1	.	0.02	0.04	.
Tuberculosis		Leg.		.	.	.	2	2	1	1	0.04	0.04	0.04
Tuberculosis		Illeg.		.	.	.	2	2	1	1	0.04	0.04	0.04
Bronchitis		Leg.		.	2	l	40	43	28	15	0.83	1.06	0.60
Bronchitis		Illeg.		.	.	.	40	43	28	15	0.83	1.06	0.60
Pneumonia		Leg.		3	26	23	101	157	82	75	3.05	3.10	2.99
Pneumonia		Illeg.		.	2	2	101	157	82	75	3.05	3.10	2.99
Diarrhoea		Leg.		.	.	2	39	41	22	19	0.80	0.83	0.76
Diarrhoea		Illeg.		.	.	.	39	41	22	19	0.80	0.83	0.76
Premature birth		Leg.		109	65	11	7	216	142	74	41.9	5.37	2.95
Premature birth		Illeg.		13	11	.	7	216	142	74	41.9	5.37	2.95
Congenital malformation				32	42	35	84	202	96	106	3.92	3.63	4.22
Leg.				32	42	35
Illeg.				4	4	1
Birth injury		Leg.		68	53	5	4	145	93	52	2.81	3.52	2.07
Birth injury		Illeg.		8	4	3	4	145	93	52	2.81	3.52	2.07
Other diseases of early infancy Leg.				131	84	12	8	260	155	105	5.04	5.86	4.18
Illeg.				17	8	.	8	260	155	105	5.04	5.86	4.18
Other causes		Leg.		6	6	11	82	118	67	51	2.29	2.53	2.03
Other causes		Illeg.		12	1	.	82	118	67	51	2.29	2.53	2.03
All causes	Leg.		M.	211	172	54	177	1,070	614	456	22.30	24.98	19.48
	Leg.		F.	138	106	46	166	1,070	614	456	22.30	24.98	19.48
	Illeg.		M.	34	19	3	20	119	76	43	33.27	40.55	25.25
	Illeg.		F.	20	11	3	9	119	76	43	33.27	40.55	25.25
Total, 1952				403	308	106	372	1,189	690	499	23.06	26.08	19.87
Total 1951				415	363	129	426	1,333	760	573	25.45	28.37	22.38
1951	Leg.		M.	195	209	72	222	1,207	698	509	24.74	27.99	21.34
	Leg.		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	36.66
	Illeg.		F.	36	14	2	12	126	62	64	35.03	33.48	36.66

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Table 7— Administrative County of London—Infant mortality by cause,1915.1952(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 1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952
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	0.08
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	015	0.02
Tuberculosis	3.20	1.52	1.26	0.89	0.77	0.56	0.63	0.36	0.35	0.28	0.09	0.17	0.08	0.04
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	0.83
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	3.05
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	0.80
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	4.19
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	11.77
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	2.29
au causes	103	79	65	64	65	60	50	45	34	31	27	26	25	23