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City of London 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Mortality.—During the year under review, 546 deaths were registered in the District,
including 501 persons dying in the City, but not belonging thereto. Deducting these
latter, 45 deaths remain, to which must be added those of 59 persons who died in outside
districts, where they were registered; the total, therefore, on which the City death-rate
is calculated is 104. See table, p. 10, for details. The death-rate for 1936 was 11.4 per
1,000 per annum of the population (the previous year being 11.0), whilst that for the
whole of the Metropolis was 125.
Deaths from Violence.—Of the City deaths, 67 per cent. were caused by injuries or
violence, as compared with 3.9 in 1934 and 9.7 in 1935. This is 0.2 below the average for
the previous five years.
PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
| Year. | City of London. Per cent. | Metropolis. Per cent. |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 1932 | 10.2 | 4.6 |
| 1933 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 1934 | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| 1935 | 9.7 | 4.5 |
| Average previous five years | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1936 | 6.7 | 4.2 |
DEATH RATES, PER 1,000 PER ANNUM.
| Year. | City of London. | 122 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| 1932 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| 1933 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| 1934 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
| 1935 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| Average previous five years | 11.5 | 121 | 12.0 |
| 1936 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
The death-rate from zymotic disease per 1,000 of the population was 0.3.
The deaths from Phthisis correspond to a rate of 0.4 per 1,000 of the population, as
compared with -69 in the Metropolis.
Infantile Mortality.—The deaths of children under one year of age were at the rate of
147 per 1,000 births, as against 66 for the whole of London.