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City of London 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Mortality.—During the year under review; 538 deaths were registered in the District,
including 501 persons dying in the City, but not belonging thereto. Deducting these
latter, 37 deaths remain, to which must be added those of 57 persons who died in outside
districts, where they were registered; the total, therefore, on which the City death-rate
is calculated is 94. See table, p. 10, for details. The death-rate for 1938 was 10.7 per
1,000 per annum of the population (the previous year being 11.2), whilst that for the whole
of the Metropolis was 11.4.
Deaths from Violence.—Of the City deaths, 3.2 per cent. were caused by injuries or
violence, as compared with 6.7 in 1936 and 3.0 in 1937. This is 2.4 below the average for
the previous five years.
PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
| Year. | City of London, Per cent. | Metropolis, Per cent. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 1934 | 3.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 1935 | 9.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 1936 | 6.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 1937 | 30 | 0.5 | ||
| Average previous five years | 5.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 1938 | 3.2 | 0.9 | ||
| DEATH RATES; PER 1,000 PER ANNUM. | ||||
| Year. | City of London. | 136 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. | |
| 1933 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 12.2 | |
| 1934 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 11.9 | |
| 1935 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.4 | |
| 1936 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.5 | |
| 1937 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 12.3 | |
| Average previous five years | 11.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | |
| 1938 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.4 | |
The death-rate from zymotic disease per 1,000 of the population was 0.1.
The deaths from Phthisis correspond to a rate of 0.7 per 1,000 of the population.
Infantile Mortality.—The deaths of children under one year of age were at the rate of
52 per 1,000 births, as against 57 for the whole of London.