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London County Council 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Sanitary area. | Deaths, 1906 (52 weeks). | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-5. | 1906. | ||
| Paddington | 16 | 0.32 | 0.11 |
| Kensington | 81 | 0.37 | 0.45 |
| Hammersmith | 57 | 0.49 | 0.47 |
| Fulham | 53 | 0.56 | 0.33 |
| Chelsea | 58 | 0.32 | 0.78 |
| Westminster, City of | 17 | 0.23 | 0.10 |
| St. Marylebone | 47 | 0.35 | 0.37 |
| Hampstead | 10 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| St. Pancras | 96 | 0.49 | 0.41 |
| Islington | 193 | 0.41 | 0.56 |
| Stoke Newington | 11 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
| Hackney | 65 | 0.40 | 0.28 |
| Holborn | 25 | 0.43 | 0.45 |
| Finsbury | 123 | 0.60 | 1.27 |
| London, City of | 3 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Shoreditch | 75 | 0.69 | 0.65 |
| Bethnal-green | 60 | 0.57 | 0.46 |
| Stepney | 175 | 0.56 | 0.57 |
| Poplar | 108 | 0.58 | 0.63 |
| Southwark | 95 | 0.72 | 0.46 |
| Bermondsey | 94 | 0.74 | 0.73 |
| Lambeth | 77 | 0.39 | 0.24 |
| Battersea | 41 | 0.61 | 0.23 |
| Wandsworth | 66 | 0.37 | 0.24 |
| Camberwell | 112 | 0.41 | 0.41 |
| Deptford | 69 | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| Greenwich | 31 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| Lewisham | 21 | 0.23 | 0.14 |
| Woolwich | 30 | 0.21 | 0.24 |
| London | 1,909 | 0.451 | 0.411 |
In the distribution of measles mortality throughout the year 1906 the highest death-rate obtained
in Finsbury (1.27) and the lowest in the City of Westminster (0.10). For the period 1901-5,
Bermondsey (0.74) had the highest measles death-rate, and Hampstead (0.11) the lowest. The deathrates
from this disease in the four quarters of 1906 were as follows—first quarter, 0.58; second quarter,
0.65; third quarter, 0.22; and fourth quarter, 0.18 per 1,000 persons living.
The following table shows the measles death-rate at ages 0-5 obtaining in the several sanitary
areas of the County of London during the year 1906.1
| Sanitary area. | Death-rate1per 1,000 children living aged 0-5, 1906. | Sanitary area. | Death-rate per 1,000 children living aged 0-5, 1906. | Sanitary area. | Death-rate1 per 1,000 children living aged 0-5, 1906. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 1.14 | Stoke Newington .. | 2.04 | Bermondsey | 5.70 |
| Kensington | 5.31 | Hackney | 2.43 | Lambeth | 2.15 |
| Hammersmith | 3.99 | Holborn | 5.55 | Battersea | 2.13 |
| Fulham | 2.42 | Finsbury | 9.76 | Wandsworth | 2.04 |
| Chelsea | 9.00 | London, City of | 2.47 | Camberwell | 3.40 |
| Westminster City of | 1.31 | Shoreditch | 5.01 | Deptford | 4.87 |
| St. Marylebone | 4.22 | Bethnal Green | 3.31 | Greenwich | 2.14 |
| Hampstead | 1.42 | Stepney | 4.35 | Lewisham | 1.34 |
| St. Pancras | 4.00 | Poplar | 4.69 | Woolwich | 1.93 |
| Islington | 4.85 | Southwark | 3.66 | London | 3.57 |
The mortality from measles in the several districts is in a large degree determined by the social
condition of the population. If London districts be grouped in relation to overcrowding, it is found
that the groups having the largest proportion of their population "overcrowded" have the
highest death-rates from measles. The following table shows the measles mortality under five years
of age in five groups of districts, arranged in order, according to the proportion of their population
living more than two in a room in tenements of less than five rooms:—
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1 See footnote (2), page 7.
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