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City of London 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Births.—During the year 1928, 427 births were registered in the City, 376 of which,
however, did not belong thereto. To the remaining 51 must be added the births of 31
children born to citizens temporarily residing outside the City boundary.
The number of births, therefore, on which the rate should be calculated is 82. The
annual birth-rate was 7.2 per 1,000 persons of all ages, compared with a quinquennial mean
rate of 7.7 per 1,000. In the Metropolis the birth-rate in 1928 was 15.9 per 1,000.
Mortality.—During the year under review, 735 deaths were registered in the District,
including 665 persons dying in the City, but not belonging thereto. See table, p. 9, for
details. Deducting these latter, 70 deaths remain, to which must be added those of 70
persons who died in institutions in outside districts, where they were registered; the total,
therefore, on which the City death-rate is calculated is 140. The death-rate for 1928 was
12.2 per 1,000 per annum of the population (the previous year being 11.5), whilst that for
the whole of the Metropolis was 11.6.
Deaths from Violence.—Of the City deaths, 2.8 per cent. were caused by injuries or
violence, as compared with 7.2 in 1926 and 2.7 in 1927. This is 2.3 below the average for
the previous five years.
| Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| 1923 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 1924 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 1925 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 1926 | 7.2 | 4.8 |
| 1927 | 2.7 | 51 |
| Average previous five years | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 1928 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
DEATH RATES, PER 1,000 PER ANNUM.
| Year. | City of London. | 107 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 1924 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
| 1925 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 11.7 |
| 1926 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| 1927 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 11.9 |
| Average previous five years | 11.3 | 12.0 | 11.7 |
| 1928 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
The death rate from zymotic disease per 1,000 of the population was 0.17.
The deaths from Phthisis correspond to a rate of 0.80 per 1,000 of the population,
as compared with 0.89 in the Metropolis.
Infantile Mortality.—The deaths of children under one year of age were at the rate of
60 per 1,000 births, as against 67 for the whole of London.