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London County Council 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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The following table shows the number of deaths from measles at the several age-periods in each
of the sanitary areas. 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 previously resided.
(See footnote l, page 8).

Table: Measles—Deaths at the several age-periods in sanitary areas—1907 (365days).

Measles—Deaths at the several age-periods in sanitary areas—1907 (365days).

Age-period.0—1—2—3—4—Under 5.5—10—15 and upwards.All Ages.
Paddington1013912354——39
Kensington516442311——32
Hammersmith1923622524——56
Fulham10321645672——69
Chelsea7191022401—142
Westminster, City of2862—181——19
St. Marylebone1932—152—118
Hampstead371——1111—-13
St, Pancras203415105845——89
Islington2853231491275——132
Stoke Newington2211—61——7
Hackney15189113566——|62
Holborn461—112———12
Finsbury122727250———50
London, City of————11———1
Shoreditch3045191681182——120
Bethnal Green12361174701——71
Stepney3661271721434——w 147
Poplar14452011—904—195
Southwark2551191061112——113
Bermondsey926843502——52
Lambeth264718761043——107
Battersea15301353663——69
Wandsworth2022783606——66
Camberwell2455171281165—1122
Deptford18121035485—154
Greenwich1422918543—158
Lewisham2812—1331—17
Woolwich12251664636——69
London395752301169941,71182261,801

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Medical officers of health derive their information as to the existence of cases of measles mainly
from the teachers of elementary schools. The majority of the annual reports show the number of
cases of this disease concerning which the medical officers of health received intimation, and the
following table has been compiled from the information thus supplied:—

Table: Measles.

Measles.

Sanitary area.No. of cases of measles, 1907.Sanitary area.No. of cases of measles, 1907.Sanitary area.No. of cases of measles, 1907.
Paddington1,284Hackney1,267Lambeth2,770
Kensington528Holborn144Battersea931
Hammersmith538Finsbury47Wandsworth1,602
Fulham665Shoreditch470Deptford726
Chelsea289Bethnal Green713Greenwich1,245
Westminster566Poplar808Lewisham546
Hampstead347Bermondsey452Woolwich1453
Islington2,065

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In the absence of notification of measles, the following figures contained in the annual reports
of the medical officers of health of Paddington and Fulham are of interest:—

Table: Age distribution of cases of measles.

Age distribution of cases of measles.

AgesPaddington.
0-1-2-3-4-5-13-15-
56176152170227473322
AgesFulham.
0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-10-
122736601272311114912

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