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London County Council 1909
[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 1841.1909,
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 1891.1909 is shown in diagram VIII.
The following table shows the deaths and death.rates from measles in 1909 (52 weeks) in each
of the sanitary areas of the County :—
| Sanitary area. | Deaths, 1909 (52 weeks). | Death.rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904.8. | 1909. | ||
| Paddington | 36 | 0.26 | 0.24 |
| Kensington | 58 | 0.30 | 0.32 |
| Hammersmith | 80 | 0.44 | 0.64 |
| Fulham | 74 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| Chelsea | 24 | 0.38 | 0.32 |
| Westminster, City of | 25 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| St. Marylebone | 33 | 0.27 | 0.26 |
| Hampstead | 14 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| St. Pancras | 105 | 0.37 | 0.44 |
| Islington | 199 | 0.41 | 0.57 |
| Stoke Newington | 10 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Hackney | 57 | 0.31 | 0.24 |
| Holborn | 14 | 0.36 | 0.26 |
| Finsbury | 85 | 0.65 | 0.89 |
| London, City of | 6 | 0.08 | 0.33 |
| Shoreditch | 130 | 0.67 | 1.14 |
| Bethnal Green | 79 | 0.57 | 0.60 |
| Stepney | 236 | 0.60 | 0.76 |
| Poplar | 156 | 0.53 | 0.91 |
| Southwark | 127 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Bermondsey | 200 | 0.70 | 1.57 |
| Lambeth | 104 | 0.35 | 0.32 |
| Battersea | 90 | 0.38 | 0.49 |
| Wandsworth | 111 | 0.27 | 0.37 |
| Camberwell | 105 | 0.35 | 0.37 |
| Deptford | 67 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| Greenwich | 38 | 031 | 0.34 |
| Lewisham | 6 | 0.20 | 0.04 |
| Woolwich | 55 | 0.24 | 0.41 |
| London | 2,325 | 0.39 | 0.48 |
In the distribution of measles mortality throughout the year 1909, the highest death.rate obtained
in Bermondsey (1.57) and the lowest in Lewisham (0.04). There was in 1909, as compared
with 1908, increased mortality in every district except Hackney, Bethnal Green, Stepney, Lewisham
and Stoke Newington, and an exceptionally high mortality in 1908 was maintained in Bermondsey
and Stepney in 1909. For the period 1904.8, Bermondsey (0'70) had the highest measles death.rate,
and the City of London (0.08) the lowest. The death.rates from this disease in each of the four quarters
of the year 1909 were as follows—first quarter, 0'95 ; second quarter, 0.69 ; third quarter, 017 ; and
fourth quarter, 011 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 1909.
| Sanitary area. | Death.rate per 1,000 children living aged 0.5, 1909. | Sanitary area. | Death.rate per 1,000 children living aged 0.5, 1909. | Sanitary area . | Death.rate per 1,000 children living aged 0.5, 1909. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 2.74 | Stoke Newington | 1.60 | Bermondsey | 11.43 |
| Kensington | 3.87 | Hackney | 2.06 | Lambeth | 2.87 |
| Hammersmith | 5.90 | Holborn | 3.22 | Battersea | 3.70 |
| Fulham | 3.23 | Finsbury | 7.29 | Wandsworth | 3.27 |
| Chelsea | 3.45 | London, City of | 5.80 | Camberwell | 311 |
| Westminster, City of | 1.95 | Shoreditch | 8.54 | Deptford | 4.40 |
| St. Marylebone | 2.97 | Bethnal Green | 435 | Greenwich | 2.97 |
| Hampstead | 1.62 | Stepney | 5.62 | Lewisham | 0.35 |
| St. Pancras | 411 | Poplar | 6.89 | Woolwich | 3.18 |
| Islington | 5.09 | Southwark | 4.81 | London | 423 |
1 See footnote (2) page 6.