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London County Council 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The following table shows that the measles death rate in London was higher than that of
any of the undermentioned foreign towns in the period 1891.1900, and in the year 1901 was
higher than that of any except St. Petersburg.
| Towns. | 1891.1900. | 1901. | Towns. | 1891.1900. | 1901. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg | 0.57 | 056 | |||
| Paris | 034 | 0.20 | Berlin | 019 | 023 |
| Brussels | 034 | 0.12 | Vienna | 055 | 038 |
| Amsterdam | 0.22 | 013 | Rome | 036 | 003 |
| Copenhagen | 0.21 | 0.37 | New York ... | 0.27 | 012 |
| Stockholm | 0.34 | 015 |
The following table shows the deaths and death rates from measles in 1901 iu each of the metropolitan boroughs included in the administrative county—
| Paddington | 9 | 0.06 | Shoreditch | 75 | 0.63 |
| Kensington | 76 | 0.43 | Bethnal-green | 88 | 0.68 |
| Hammersmith | 47 | 0.42 | Stepney | 180 | 0.60 |
| Fulham | 38 | 0.28 | Poplar | 89 | 0.53 |
| Chelsea | 9 | 0.12 | Southwark | 161 | 0.78 |
| Westminster, City of | 59 | 0.32 | Bermondsey | 81 | 0.62 |
| St. Marylebone | 9 | 0.07 | Lambeth | 122 | 0.40 |
| Hampstead | 1 | 0.01 | Battersea | 132 | 0.78 |
| St. Paneras | 68 | 0.29 | Wandsworth | 65 | 0.28 |
| Islington | 157 | 0.47 | Camberwell | 152 | 0.59 |
| Stoke Newington | 8 | 0.16 | Deptford | 53 | 0.48 |
| Hackney | 94 | 0.43 | Greenwich | 55 | 0.57 |
| Holborn | 23 | 0.39 | Lewisham | 3] | 0.24 |
| Finsbury | 48 | 0.48 | Woolwich | 21 | 0.18 |
| London, City of | 0.04 |
In the distribution of measles mortality in London throughout the year 1901 the eastern
group of districts had the highest death rate (0.61), and the western group the lowest (0.29).
Among the several metropolitan boroughs Southwark and Battersea had the highest death rate
(0.78), and Hampstead the lowest (0.01). The measles death rates in London in the four quarters
of the year were as follows: first quarter, 0.37; second quarter, 0.48; third quarter, 0.39, and
fourth quarter, 0.48 per 1,000 living.
The following table shows the number of deaths from measles at several age periods in
each of the metropolitan boroughs. For the purposes of this table deaths occurring in public
institutions belonging to London have been distributed to the sanitary areas in which the
deceased had Dreviouslv resided.
Age.period.
0—
1—
2—
3—
4—
under
5
5—
10—
15 and
upwards.
All
ages.
Paddington — 5 2 — — 7 — — — 7
Kensington 14 35 10 5 5 69 4 — 1 74
Hammersmith 10 20 4 1 2 37 6 — — 43
Fulham 3 18 3 4 1 29 9 — — 38
Chelsea 1 4 — 3 1 9 1 — — 10
Westminster, City of 10 26 10 6 6 58 3 — — 61
St. Marylebone 1 2 3 2 — 8 — — I 9
Hampstead 1 — — — — 1 — — — 1
St. Paneras 16 21 13 10 4 64 4 — — 68
Islington 38 59 33 18 6 154 5 — 1 160
Stoke Newington 2 5 1 — — 8 1 — — 9
Hackney 20 33 23 12 6 94 5 — — 99
Holborn 8 8 1 2 2 21 1 — — 22
Finsbury 7 28 4 5 3 47 3 — — 50
London, City of — — — — — — 1 — — 1
See footnote (2), page 9. See footnote (1), page 9.
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