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London County Council 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Inasmuch as the birth-rate has not been constant during these periods and the proportion of
population in the early years of life has diminished in recent years, the death-rate of children under
five years of age deserves to be stated. The following table shows the death-rate from measles of
children at this age in successive periods:—
| Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 children living at ages 0—5. | Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 children living at ages 0—5. |
|---|---|---|---|
The death-rate in each year since 1840 in relation to the mean death-rate of the period 1841-1907,
calculated on the population at all ages, is shown in diagram VI. The monthly deaths from measles
in relation to the mean of the period 1891-1907 is shown in diagram VII.
The following table shows the deaths and death-rates from measles in 1907 (52 weeks) in each
of the sanitary areas of the County:—
| Sanitary area. | Deaths, 1907 (52 weeks). | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902-6. | 1907. | ||
| Paddington | 38 | 0.33 | 0.25 |
| Kensington | 31 | 0.37 | 0.17 |
| Hammersmith | 54 | 0.50 | 0.44 |
| Fulham | 70 | 0.57 | 0.42 |
| Chelsea | 42 | 0.45 | 0.56 |
| Westminster, City of | 19 | 0.19 | 0.11 |
| St. Marylebone | 18 | 0.41 | 0.14 |
| Hampstead | 12 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| St. Pancras | 88 | 0.52 | 0.37 |
| Islington | 131 | 0.43 | 0.38 |
| Stoke Newington | 7 | 0.23 | 0.13 |
| Hackney | 60 | 0.37 | 0.26 |
| Holborn | 12 | 0.44 | 0.22 |
| Finsbury | 49 | 0.76 | 0.51 |
| London, City of | 1 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| Shoreditch | 119 | 0.70 | 1.03 |
| Bethnal-green | 71 | 0.52 | 0.54 |
| Stepney | 155 | 0.55 | 0.50 |
| Poplar | 96 | 0.60 | 0.56 |
| Southwark | 112 | 0.66 | 0.54 |
| Bermondsey | 52 | 0.76 | 0.41 |
| Lambeth | 107 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
| Battersea | 69 | 0.50 | 0.38 |
| Wandsworth | 65 | 0.36 | 0.23 |
| Camberwell | 122 | 0.38 | 0.44 |
| Deptford | 54 | 0.52 | 0.46 |
| Greenwich | 58 | 0.31 | 0.54 |
| Lewisham | 17 | 0.21 | 0.11 |
| Woolwich | 72 | 0.22 | 0.56 |
In the distribution of measles mortality throughout the year 1907, the highest death-rate obtained
in Shoreditch (1.03), and the lowest in the City of London (0.105). For the period 1902-6, Finsbury
(0.76) and Bermondsey (0.76) had the highest measles death-rate, and Hampstead (0.13) the lowest.
The death-rates from this disease in each of the four quarters of the year 1907 were as follows—first
quarter, 0.39; second quarter, 0.55; third quarter, 0.34; and fourth quarter, 0.24, 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 1907.
1 See footnote (1) page 8.