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City of London 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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(This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board.)

PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.

Year.City of London.Metropolis.
Per cent.Per cent.
19054.154.27
19067.183.92
19073.103.75
19084.504.43
19095.103.59
Average previous five years4.803.99
19105.764.03

Note.—The deaths included in Column 7 of this Table are the whole of those registered
during the year as having actually occurred within the district or division. The deaths
included in Column 12 are the number in Column 7, corrected by the subtraction of the number
in Column 10 and the addition of the number in Column 11.
By the term "Non-residents" is meant persons brought into the district on account of
sickness or infirmity, and dying in public institutions there; and by the term "Residents" is
meant persons who have been taken out of the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and
have died in public institutions elsewhere.
Total population at all ages 26,923†
Area of City of London Registration
District in acres (exclusive of Number of inhabited houses 3,865 At Census of 1901.
area covered by water) 672.7
Average number of persons per house 6.96
†At the date of the Census the civil parish of Glasshouse Yard was included in the City.
This palish was subsequently transferred to another Registration District outside the City (see
note on page 12). The population of Glasshouse Yard is therefore not included in this figure.

City of London compared with the Metropolis, previous five years.

City of London.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Deaths of Children under 1 year to 1,000 Births.Violent Deaths, per cent. of Deaths Registered.Deaths from principal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population.
Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census).Estimated Day Population (Corporation Census).City.Metropolis.City.Metropolis.CityMetropolis.City.Metropolis.City.Metropolis.
190522,425369,38013.427.113.915.21391314.14.30.271.71
190621,368374,73015.926.513.015.1881317.23.90.281.93
190720,310380,15013.125.612.714.6861163.13.70.441.41
190819,252385,64014.425.212.613.8651134.54.00.151.35
190918,193391,22013.424.216.014.01061074.73.50.441.30
Average previous five years.20,309380,22414.225.713.814.5961184.73.80.311.54
191017,132*15.323.912.112.753.41025.74.00.171.1
*Figures not yet published.