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In the distribution of measles mortality in London throughout the year 1904, the highest deathrate
obtained in Bermondsey (1.05) and the lowest in the City of London, where no death was
registered. For the period 1901-3, Shoreditch had the highest measles death-rate (0'74) and Hampstead
the lowest (0.09). The death-rates from this disease in the four quarters of the year were as follows
First quarter, 0.58, second quarter, 0.80, third quarter, 0.32, fourth quarter, 0.25 per 1,000 persons
living.
If the London measles death-rate be compared with the death-rates of the following large English
towns it will be seen that in the decennium 1894—1903, the London death-rate exceeded that of any
of these towns except Manchester, West Ham and Salford, while in 1904 it was exceeded by the deathrates
of Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, West Ham, Hull and Salford.

The following table shows that in the decennium 1894-1903 the London measles death-rate was
higher than that of any of the undermentioned foreign towns except St. Petersburg, and in 1904 it
exceeded that of any except Amsterdam, St. Petersburg and Vienna.

1 See footnote (1) page 7. 2 See footnote (2) page7.
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