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In the last 26 years 4,952 deaths have been caused by Measles, or an annual
average of 190. In the same period Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Typhoid Fever
have been responsible for 4,761 deaths, or an annual average of 183 deaths.

Whooping Cough.
The number of deaths from Whooping Cough was 50, or 21 less than in the
previous year. This corresponds to a death rate of .19 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 25 per 1,000.
11 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .27 per 1,000 of
the population.
12 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of .26 per 1,000 of
the population.
18 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of .16 per 1,000 of the
population.
6 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .09 per 1,000 of
the population.
Summer Diarrhoea.
The number of deaths from Diarrhoea (which includes Epidemic and Zymotic
Enteritis, Dysentery and Dysenteric Diarrhoea) was 260, or 37 less than in the
previous year.
79 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 1.55 per 1,000
of the population.
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