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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
London County Council 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1911.
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| Metropolitan Union. | 1808. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington | 13.5 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 13.8 |
| Lambeth | 30.6 | 25.2 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 19.6 | 23.4 | 27.8 | 32.6 | 34.6 |
| Lewisham | 27.8 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 21.4 | 26.3 | 29.4 | 33.9 |
| London, City of | 25.4 | 18.3 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 22.0 |
| Marylebone, St. | 18.0 | 20.9 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 15.7 |
| Mile End Old Town | 68.9 | 69.9 | 68.0 | 66.1 | 58.8 | 59.8 | 47.3 | 47.1 | 48.4 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 51.8 | 51.1 |
| Paddington | 14.7 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 20.1 |
| Pancras, St. | 36.7 | 36.1 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 26.0 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 36.8 | 41.9 |
| Poplar | 63.6 | 50.1 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 44.2 | 46.9 | 45.4 | 45.3 | 49.3 | 53.9 | 55. 1 | 53.3 | 57.6 |
| Shoreditch | 68.8 | 52.4 | 53.0 | 44.7 | 36.4 | 36.6 | 34.8 | 36.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 39.2 | 42.4 | 47.0 |
| Southwark | 32.6 | 30.3 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 28.4 | 31.1 | 32.0 | 34.3 | 37.0 |
| Stepney | 48.6 | 46.9 | 44.4 | 44.3 | 37.2 | 35.8 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 38.1 | 50.6 | 51.3 | 56.6 |
| Strand | 25.2 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 16.1 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 24.9 | 21.4 | 26.3 |
| Wandsworth | 32.2 | 251 | 23.0 | 20.5 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 22.8 | 28.2 | 30.1 | 34.5 |
| Westminster | 17.4 | 14.8 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 17.2 |
| Whitechapel | 11.8 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 15.9 | A P • » 18.8 |
| Woolwich | 10.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 71 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 15.0 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 28.8 |
| 34.1 |
The above table shows increase since 1905 in the proportion of children born who are remaining
unvaccinated.
Measles.
The deaths from measles in the Administrative County of London during 1911 (52 week
numbered 2,570, as compared with 1,980 in 1910 (52 weeks).
The death-rates from this disease per 1,000 persons living in 1911 and preceding periods have been as follows :—
| Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Period. | Death-rateper 1,000persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841-1850 | 0.62 | 1903 | 0.45a |
| 1851-1860 | 0.53 | 1904 | 0.50a |
| 1861-1870 | 0.58 | 1905 | 0.38a |
| 1871-1880 | 0.51 | 1906 | 0.42a |
| 1881-1890 | 0.64 | 1907 | 0.40a |
| 1891-1900 | 0.58a | 1908 | 0.33a |
| 1901-1910 | 0.44a | 1909 | 0.51a |
| 1901 | 0.43a | 1910 | 0.44a |
| 1902 | 0.5la | 1911 | 0.57a |
children under five years of age deserves to be stated. The following table shows the death-rate from measles of children at this age in successive periods :—
| Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 children living at ages 0—5. | Period. | Death-rateper 1,000 children livingat ages 0—5. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851-1860 | 3.89 | 1903 | 4.02 a |
| 1861-1870 | 4.18 | 1904 | 4.49 a |
| 1871-1880 | 3.65 | 1905 | 3.38 a |
| 1881-1890 | 4.74 | 1906 | 3.83 a |
| 1891-1900 | 4.82 a | 1907 | 3.58 a |
| 1901-1910 | 3.92 a | 1908 | 3.00 a |
| 1909 | 4.73 a | ||
| 1901 | 3.71 a | 1910 | 4.00 a |
| 1902 | 4.49 a | 1911 | 5.18a |
Mortality
among
children at
ages 0—5.
(a) See footnote (c), page 2.