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London County Council 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The death-rate in each year since 1840 in relation to the mean death-rate of the period 1841-1908,
calculated on the population at all ages, is shown in diagram VII. The monthly deaths from measles
in relation to the mean of the period 1891-1908 is shown in diagram VIII.
The following table shows the deaths and death-rates from measles in 1908 (53 weeks) in each
of the sanitary areas of the County:—
Measles-Death-rates1 in sanitary areas.
| Sanitary area. | Deaths, 1908 (53 weeks). | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903-7. | 1908. | ||
| Paddington | 35 | 0.26 | 0.23 |
| Kensington | 32 | 0.30 | 0.17 |
| Hammersmith | 15 | 0.46 | 0.12 |
| Fulham | 71 | 0.43 | 0.41 |
| Chelsea | 12 | 0.39 | 0.16 |
| Westminster, City of | 23 | 0.17 | 0.13 |
| St. Marylebone | 25 | 0.29 | 0.19 |
| Hampstead | 5 | 0.12 | 0.05 |
| St. Pancras | 46 | 0.50 | 0.19 |
| Islington | 80 | 0.44 | 0.23 |
| Stoke Newington | 10 | 0.23 | 0.18 |
| Hackney | 75 | 0.35 | 0.31 |
| Holborn | 11 | 0.38 | 0.20 |
| Finsbury | 44 | 0.70 | 0.45 |
| London, City of | 3 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Shoreditch | 51 | 0.76 | 0.44 |
| Bethnal-green | 104 | 0.54 | 0.78 |
| Stepney | 264 | 0.55 | 0.84 |
| Poplar | 82 | 0.63 | 0.47 |
| Southwark | 77 | 0.61 | 0.36 |
| Bermondsey | 107 | 0.61 | 0.82 |
| Lambeth | 101 | 0.37 | 0.31 |
| Battersea | 48 | 0.46 | 0.26 |
| Wandsworth | 44 | 0.33 | 0.15 |
| Camberwell | 54 | 0.37 | 0.19 |
| Deptford | 33 | 0.48 | 0.28 |
| Greenwich | 16 | 0.33 | 0.14 |
| Lewisham | 46 | 0.19 | 0.29 |
| Woolwich | 10 | 0.27 | 0.07 |
| London | 1,524 | 0.42 | 0.31 |
In the distribution of measles mortality throughout the year 1908, the highest death-rate obtained
in Stepney (0.84), and the lowest in Hampstead (0.05). For the period 1903-7, Shoreditch (0.76) had
the highest measles death-rate, and the City of London (0.07) the lowest. The death-rates from
this disease in each of the four quarters of the year 1908 were as follows—first quarter, 0.29; second
quarter, 0.40; third quarter, 0.21; and fourth quarter, 0.35, per 1,000 persons living.
The following table shows the measles death-rate at ages 0-5 obtaining in the several sanitary
areas of the County of London during the year 1908.
Measles1-Mortality among children at ages 0-5 in sanitary areas-1908.
| Sanitary area. | Death-rate per 1,000 children living aged 0-5, 1908. | Sanitary area. | Death-rate per 1,000 children living aged 0-5, 1908. | Sanitary area. | Death-rate per 1,000 children living aged 0-5, 1908. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 2.31 | Stoke Newington | 1.60 | Bermondsey | 6.08 |
| Kensington | 2.04 | Hackney | 2.73 | Lambeth | 2.77 |
| Hammersmith | 0.89 | Holborn | 2.27 | Battersea | 2.16 |
| Fulham | 3.04 | Finsbury | 3.44 | Wandsworth | 1.37 |
| Chelsea | 1.88 | London, City of | 2.73 | Camberwell | 1.44 |
| Westminster, City of | 1.59 | Shoreditch | 3.38 | Deptford | 2.32 |
| St. Marylebone | 2.09 | Bethnal Green | 5.58 | Greenwich | 1.03 |
| Hampstead | 0.30 | Stepney | 6.21 | Lewisham | 2.64 |
| St. Pancras | 1.76 | Poplar | 3.51 | Woolwich | 0.64 |
| Islington | 1.81 | Southwark | 2.74 | London | 2.71 |
1 See footnote (1) page 8.