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For death rates see Tables XVIII. and XIX., page 45.
At the end of the year there were 1,100 entries in the Measles
Register (374 Poplar, 401 Bromley, and 325 Bow), representing the
number of premises where Measles had been stated to have occurred.
Upon enquiry 5 cases were stated to have recovered, 105 were
found not to be cases, but 106 of these cases were stated to be
suffering from a different disease other than the one notified, 57
wrong addresses and unknown were given, 18 belonged to other
Boroughs (one to Bethnal Green, and 17 died in Sick Asylum
belonging to Stepney Borough), and 16 moved away before
enquiries could be made. So that practically as far as is known
798 cases of Measles occurred in the Borough.
One case of Measles occurred in connection with milk shops.
390 rooms were disinfected by the Public Health Department,
and the remainder were disinfected by the tenants, medical practitioners
giving certificates that disinfection had been satisfactorily
carried out.
Respecting outworkers and the articles disinfected by the
Council, see pages 59 and 76.
On account of the large number of cases of Measles reported
from the Infants' Department of the Roman Road School, the
Medical Officer of the London County Council Educational Department
was communicated with; he was informed classroom E was
particularly affected, there being 43 scholars on the roll and only
13 present. It was suggested that the classroom be disinfected on
Saturday, 4th March. The Medical Officer replied that he had
arranged for classroom E to be cleansed on that date.
A letter was received on the 26th May from the Medical Officer
(Education) London County Council, stating that owing to the