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City of London 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Deaths from Violence.
Of the City deaths, 4.5 per cent. were caused by injuries or violence (as
compared with 7.18 in 1906 and 3.1 in 1907), being 0.61 below the average
for the previous five years.
PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
| Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 5.02 | 4.31 |
| 1904 | 6.20 | 3.86 |
| 1905 | 4.15 | 4.27 |
| 1906 | 7.18 | 3.92 |
| 1907 | 3.10 | 3.75 |
| ATerage previous five years | 5.13 | 4.02 |
| 1908 | 4.5 | * |
VITAL STATISTICS, 1908.
City of London compared with the Metropolis, previous five years.
| City of London. | Birth Bate. | Death Rate. | Deaths of Children under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | Violent Deaths, per cent. of Deaths Registered. | Deathsfrom principal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census). | Estimated Day Population(Corporation Census). | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | |
| 1903 | 24,958 | 358,930 | 13.6 | 28.4 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 115 | 131 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.52 | 1.77 |
| 1904 | 23,565 | 364,120 | 15.0 | 27.9 | 12.9 | 16.6 | 96 | 146 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 0.21 | 2.18 |
| 1905 | 22,425 | 369,380 | 13.4 | 27.1 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 139 | 131 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.27 | 1.71 |
| 1906 | 21,368 | 374,730 | 15.9 | 26.5 | 13.0 | 15.1 | 88 | 131 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 0.28 | 1.93 |
| 1907 | 20,310 | 380,150 | 13.1 | 25.6 | 12.7 | 14.6 | 86 | 116 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.44 | 1.41 |
| Average previous five years. | 22,525 | 369,462 | 14.2 | 27.1 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 105 | 131 | 51 | 40 | 0.34 | 1.80 |
| 1908 | 19,252 | 385,640 | 14.4 | 25.2 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 65 | 113 | 4.5 | * | 0.15 | 1.35 |
* Figures not yet published.