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City of London 1911

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

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22
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1911.

Table: Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1911.

Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1911.

Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (.at all Ages).Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the district.
At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 6.5 and under 16.16 and under 25.25 and under 66.66 and wards.St. BotolphSt. Sepulchr*
I.2.3.4.5.0.7.8.9.10.11.
1 Small.pox.................................
2. Measles...1..................1...4
3. Scarlet Fever.................................
4. Typhus Fever.................................
6. Epidemic Influenza3............121211
6. Whooping Cough1...1............1......4
7. Diphtheria, Membranous Croup..............................9
8. Croup.................................
9. Enteric Fever..............................4
10. Asiatic Cholera.................................
11. Diarrhœa, Dysentery22..................2...22
12. Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis..............................27
13. Enteritis731......2143120
14. Other Continued Fevers.................................
15. Erysipelas..............................2
16. Puerperal Fever..............................1
17. Other Septic Diseases3...1......1112...15
18. Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia..................................
19. Tuberculosis of Meninges3...1...11...12...28
20. Tuberculosis of Lungs19.........2161127112
21. Other Forms of Tuberculosis41......2...131...19
22. Alcoholism3............8......3...4
23. Cancer14............9...69361
24. Premature Birth11...............1......13
26. Developmental Diseases55...............23...17
26. Old Age11..................7412
27. Meningitis..............................8
28. Inflammation and Softening of Brain..............................5
29. Organic Diseases of Heart6............4233...8
30. Acute Bronchitis411......1131...8
31. Chronic Bronohitis28...1......4231216111
32. Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia2............11...2...8
33. Lobular (Broncho.) Pneumonia6............8833166
34. Diseases of Stomach2............11I1...12
35. Obstruction of Intestines1...............1...1...17
36. Cirrhosis of Liver2...............211...6
37. Nephritis and Bright's Disease6............23. 14220
38. Tumours and Other Affections of Female Genital Organs...............................3
39. Accidents and Dis. of Parturition.................................
40. Deaths by Accident or Negligence10...12...5246...83
41. Deaths by Suicide1............1......1...8
42. Deaths from Ill.defined Causes1............1......1...2
43. All other Causes6851...3342533369207
Total all Causes‡2131982890869911420†728

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This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board.
* The notification of this disease was voluntary in the City of London during a portion of the year,
† For cases of this disease notified UDder the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulation, see p. 29.
In each case a detailed examination was made of the sanitary condition of the
premises where infectious cases occurred, and a summary of defects found by the
District Inspectors is given on page 56.