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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
St Pancras 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Measles. Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1926 are given in the following table:—
| Estimated population | Year | Cases | Deaths | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | Over 1 year | Total | Incidence rate per 1,000 population | Under 1 year | 1-5 years | 5-15 years | Adults | Total | Mortality rate per 1,000 cases | ||
| 216,800 | 1926 | 260 | 3,474 | 3,734 | 17.2 | 25 | 38 | 2 | — | 65 | 17.4 |
| 213,200 | 1927 | 40 | 377 | 417 | 1.9 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 12.0 |
| 206,000 | 1928 | 234 | 3,642 | 3,876 | 18.8 | 30 | 87 | 10 | — | 127 | 32.7 |
| 204,400 | 1929 | 28 | 563 | 591 | 3.0 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 11.8 |
| 204,400 | 1930 | 179 | 3,297 | 3,476 | 17.1 | 3 | 26 | 2 | — | 31 | 8.9 |
| 195,600 | 1931 | 31 | 399 | 430 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4.7 |
| 194,000 | 1932 | 135 | 2,730 | 2,865 | 14.8 | 6 | 21 | — | — | 27 | 9.4 |
| 190,900 | 1933 | 38 | 399 | 437 | 2.2 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 9.2 |
| 187,540 | 1934 | 195 | 3,443 | 3,638 | 19.4 | 8 | 23 | 1 | — | 32 | 8.8 |
| 185,300 | 1935 | 23 | 97 | 120 | 0.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8.3 |
| 183,900 | 1936 | 180 | 2,795 | 2,975 | 16.2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 17 | 5.7 |
| 181,900 | 1937 | 28 | 610 | 638 | 3.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1.5 |
| 179,400 | 1938 | 166 | 2,171 | 2,337 | 13.0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 12 | 5.1 |
| 167,300 | 1939 | 14 | 71 | 85 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 133,200 | 1940 | 20 | 265 | 285 | 2.1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3.5 |
| 103,770 | 1941 | 45 | 571 | 616 | 5.9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3.2 |
| 105,900 | 1942 | 91 | 1,401 | 1,492 | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 108,640 | 1943 | 89 | 993 | 1,082 | 9.9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3.7 |
| 105,780 | 1944 | 50 | 748 | 798 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 111,400 | 1945 | 71 | 954 | 1,025 | 9.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1.0 |
| 129,410 | 1946 | 74 | 1,041 | 1,115 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1.8 |
| 136,700 | 1947 | 56 | 846 | 902 | 6.6 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2.2 |
| 140,200 | 1948 | 69 | 1,292 | 1,361 | 9.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0.7 |
| 141,330 | 1949 | 65 | 1,081 | 1,146 | 8.1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0.8 |
| 141,300 | 1950 | 39 | 1,018 | 1,057 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 139,100 | 1951 | 104 | 1,889 | 1,993 | 14.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0.5 |
| 139,600 | 1952 | 27 | 1,158 | 1,185 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles—Mortality Rate per 1,000 Cases.