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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1911
Report for the year 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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* The Registrar General now (1911) takes the deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under two years of ago.
MEASLES.
Measles, although apparently less prevalent than in the year 1910, was more
fatal, and was again much less prevalent than in the year 1906. We received
information of 101 cases in comparison with 231 in 1910, 139 in 1909, 86 in 1908,
and 370 in 1906. Most of the cases and deaths occurred in February and March.
There were 15 deaths or a rate of 0'31 per thousand in comparison with a
decennial rate of 0.36. Of these 7 belonged to St. Giles and Bloomsbury and 8 to
the Holborn District.
During the year the Education Department of the London County Council
excluded all the unprotected children from certain classes, in the Infants
Department, of the undermentioned schools from and up to the dates specified :—
St. John-the-Evangelist, Class C—22nd February to 10th March, and
8th to 29th June.
Wild Street, Room A—24th February to 3rd March.
St Andrew, Holborn, under 5—1st to 17th March.
St. Peter's (Italian), under 5—13th to 31st March.
Christ Church, Classes B & C—19th June to 7th July.