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City of London 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Deaths from Violence.
Of the City deaths, 6.0 per cent. were caused by injuries or violence, as
compared with 2.8 in 1913 and 5.7 in 1914. This is 1.4 above the average for the
previous five years.
PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
| Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 1911 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| 1912 | 3.3 | 5.9 |
| 1913 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| 1914 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| Average previous five years | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 1915 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
VITAL STATISTICS, 1915.
City of London compared with the Metropolis for the Year 1915 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. | Deaths from principal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census). | Estimated Day Popu-lation(Cor-poration Census). | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | |
| 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 |
| 1913 | 17,916 | 367,727 | 9.5 | 24.5 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 96 | 105 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.34 | 1.38 |
| 1914 | 17,129 | 369,384 | 10.0 | 24.3 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 100 | 104 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 0.53 | 0.21 |
| Average previous five years. | 18,070 | 371,003 | 10.6 | 24.5 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 82 | 106 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.28 | 0.63 |
| 1915 | 16,334 | 371,059 | 9.2 | 22.6 | 17.4 | 161 | 121 | 112 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 0.62 | 1.58 |