Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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:-
Est imated population | Year | Cases | Deaths | ||||||||
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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 | 58 | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
138 400 | 1953 | 74 | 1,297 | 1,371 | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
136,400 | 1954 | 13 | 385 | 398 | 2.9 | - | - | - | - |