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City of London 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Deaths from Violence.
Of the City deaths, 2'8 per cent. were caused by injuries or violence, as
compared with 5.2 in 1911 and 3.4 in 1912. This is 0.3 below the average for the
previous five years.
| year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| 1908 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 1909 | 5.1 | 3.5 |
| 1910 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 1911 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| 1912 | 3.3 | 5.9 |
| Average previous five years | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 1913 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
VITAL STATISTICS, 1913.
City of London compared with the Metropolis for the Year 1913 and the 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. | Deaths from prinoipal 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. | |
| 1908 | 19,252 | 385,640 | * | 25.2 | 12.6 | 13.8 | * | 113 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.15 | 1.35 |
| 1909 | 18,193 | 391,220 | * | 24.2 | 16.0 | 14.0 | * | 107 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.44 | 1.30 |
| 1910 | 17,132 | 387,755 | 12.9 | 23.9 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 64 | 102 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.17 | 1.10 |
| 1911 | 19,475 | 364,061 | 10.6 | 25.0 | 10.9 | 15.0 | 93 | 128 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 0.20 | 0.31 |
| 1912 | 18,695 | 366,087 | 9.9 | 24.5 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 54 | 91 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| Average previous five years. | 18,549 | 378,952 | 11.2 | 24.6 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 71 | 109 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.23 | 0.84 |
| 1913 | 17,916 | 367,727 | 9.4 | 24.5 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 96 | 105 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.34 | 1.38 |
* Figures not available.