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City of London 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Deaths from Violence.
Of the City deaths, 5.7 per cent. were caused by injuries or violence, as
compared with 3.4 in 1912 and 2.8 in 1913. This is 1.3 above the average for the
previous five years.
| Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 5.1 | 3.5 |
| 1910 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 1911 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| 1912 | 3.3 | 5.9 |
| 1913 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| Average previous five years | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 1914 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
VITAL STATISTICS, 1914.
City of London compared with, the Metropolis for the Year 1914 and the
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. | Death fromprincipal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census). | Estimated Day Popu. lation(Corporation Census). | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | |
| 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 | 0.18 |
| 1913 | 17,916 | 367,727 | 9.4 | 24.5 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 96 | 105 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.34 | 1.38 |
| Average previous five years. | 18,283 | 375,370 | 10.7 | 24.5 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 77 | 107 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.27 | 0.85 |
| 1914 | 17,129 | 369,384 | 10.0 | 24.3 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 100 | 104 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 0.53 | 0.21 |