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London County Council 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Measles '—Deaths at the several age-periods in sanitary areas—1909 (365 days).

Measles '—Deaths at the several age-periods in sanitary areas—1909 (365 days).

Age-period.0—l—2—3—4—Under 5.5—10—15 and upwards.All Ages.
Paddington101952137_37
Kensington12281151571——58
Hammersmith1738128580———80
Fulham14361176741——75
Chelsea311242222—125
Westminster, City of510521231—226
St. Marylebone7194—1313——34
Hampstead433—2121——13
St. Pancras294121541006—1107
Islington329040171319210—1203
Stoke Newington2221182——10
Hackney9191268542—157
Holborn2542114———14
Finsbury2246952843——87
London, City of—21216———6
Shoreditch3554181151238——131
Bethnal Green17341377782——80
Stepney78106281482346——240
Poplar3369331331514——155
Southwark2851271091254——129
Bermondsey319135131718713——200
Lambeth214127741004——104
Battersea143322104836——89
Wandsworth22411915610391—113
Camberwell214519961007——107
Deptford16261542634——67
Greenwich1015832383——41
Lewisham—24——6———6
Woolwich1420952505——55
London5089974191871242,235107162,349

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Medical officers of health derive their information as to the occurrence of cases of measles mainly
from the teachers of elementary schools. The majority of the annual reports show the number of
cases of this disease concerning which the medical officers of health received intimation, and the
following table has been compiled from the information thus supplied :—

Table: Measles.

Measles.

Sanitary area.No. of cases of measles, 1909.Sanitary area.No. of cases of measles, 1909.Sanitary area.No. of cases of measles, 1909.
Paddington709Hackney911Lambeth1,616
Kensington542Holborn139Battersea811
Hammersmith847Finsbury436Wandsworth1,670
Fulham740Shoreditch365*Deptford467
Chelsea332Bethnal Green599Greenwich795
Westminster529Poplar789Lewisham383
Hampstead283Southwark833Woolwich768
Islington1,667Bermondsey755

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* Houses invaded.
The age distribution of the cases made known to the medical officer of health is shown in
the report relating to Paddington, thus :

Table: Measles—Age incidence of cases.

Measles—Age incidence of cases.

Sanitary area.0—1—2—3—4—5—13-15—
Paddington i.40959685102277212

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The majority of the reports of medical officers of health give account of steps taken to limit
measles prevalence in their districts. The general rule is for the invaded house to be visited, and advice,
1 See footnote (2) page 6.