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London County Council 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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During these years, the proportion of children exempted by certificate of conscientious objection, together with the proportion of children not finally accounted for in the several Unions, has been as follows:—
| Metropolitan Union. | 189S. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907 | 1908. | 1909. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermondsey | 32.5 | 23.6 | 21.8 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 181 | 20.0 |
| Bethnal Green | 67.0 | 48.2 | 49.2 | 52.2 | 44.1 | 44.9 | 42.8 | 42.0 | 48.3 | 55.1 | 56.8 | 50.6 |
| Camberwell | 41.2 | 29.7 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 26.8 | 34.0 | 37.3 | 40.5 |
| Chelsea | 17.3 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 16.9 | 19.8 |
| Fulham | 15.4 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 21.8 |
| George's, St., Han-over-square | 11.1 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 10.3 |
| George, St., in-the-East | 34.6 | 35.0 | 33.5 | 30.6 | 29.7 | 27.7 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 15.6 | 18.3 |
| Giles, St., and St. George | 32.5 | 33.0 | 33.6 | 30.7 | 27.1 | 24.9 | 17.9 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 28.1 | 26.9 | 31.5 |
| Greenwich | 17.2 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 19.1 |
| Hackney | 49.0 | 38.6 | 40.4 | 38.5 | 26.1 | 25.5 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 36.8 | 33.2 | 34.4 | 39.0 |
| Hammersmith | 13.8 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 18.8 | 19.2 |
| Hampstead | 15.4 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 15.1 | 17.0 |
| Holborn | 43.8 | 31.8 | 28.5 | 27.6 | 23.2 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 24.5 | 26.7 | 29.3 | 31.8 |
| Islington | 31.1 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 21.6 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 21.2 | 25.2 | 27.1 |
| Kensington | 13.5 | 10.2 | 92 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 11.0 |
| Lambeth | 30.6 | 25.2 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 19.6 | 23.4 | 27.8 | 32.6 |
| Lewisham | 27.8 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 21.4 | 26.3 | 29.4 |
| London, City of | 25.4 | 18.3 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| Marylebone, St. | 18.0 | 20.9 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 14.5 |
| Mile End Old Town | 68.9 | 69.9 | 68.0 | 66.1 | 58.8 | 59.8 | 47.3 | 47.1 | 48.4 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 51.8 |
| Paddington | 14.7 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 15.7 |
| Pancras, St. | 36.7 | 36.1 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 26.0 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 36.8 |
| Poplar | 63.6 | 50.1 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 44.2 | 46.9 | 45.4 | 45.3 | 49.3 | 53.9 | 55.1 | 53.3 |
| Shoreditch | 68.8 | 52.4 | 53.0 | 44.7 | 36.4 | 36.6 | 34.8 | 36.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 39.2 | 42.4 |
| Southwark | 32.6 | 30.3 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 28.4 | 31.1 | 32.0 | 34.3 |
| Stepney | 48.6 | 46.9 | 44.4 | 44.3 | 37.2 | 35.8 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 38.1 | 50.6 | 51.3 |
| Strand | 25.2 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 16.1 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 24.9 | 21.4 |
| Wandsworth and Clapham | 32.2 | 25.1 | 23.0 | 20.5 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 22.8 | 28.2 | 30.1 |
| Westminster | 17.4 | 14.8 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 13.4 |
| Whitechapel | 11.8 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 15.9 |
| Woolwich | 10.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 15.0 | 23.2 | 23.9 |
| London | 34.4 | 28.7 | 26.8 | 25.2 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 22.7 | 25.8 | 28.8 | 30.7 |
Number of
children un
accounted
for as
regards
vaccination
per cent. of
total births
The above table shows increase since 1905 in the proportion of children born who are remaining
unvaccinated, increase which causes serious anxiety to those who are concerned with the limitation of
smallpox in London. Neglect to secure vaccination in infancy will probably in some degree be
compensated for by the rush to the public vaccinator, which will occur, as in the past, when smallpox
again becomes prevalent; but the conditions under which vaccination will then be performed will
not be as satisfactory as those of times when there is no excessive demand for the services of the public
vaccinator; and, beyond this vaccination will, no doubt, in many instances be then too late to prevent
infection.
Measles.
The deaths from measles in the Administrative County of London during 1910 (52 weeks)
numbered 1,980, as compared with 2,324 in 1909 (52 weeks).
The death-rates from this disease per 1,000 persons living in 1910 and preceding periods have been as follows:—
| Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841-1850 | 0.62 | 1902 | 0.51a |
| 1851-1860 | 0.53 | 1903 | 0.45a |
| 1861-1870 | 0.58 | 1904 | 0.50a |
| 1871-1880 | 0.51 | 1905 | 0.38a |
| 1881-1890 | 0.64 | 1908 | 0.42a |
| 1891-1900 | 0.58a | 1907 | 0 .40a |
| 1901-1910 | 0.44a | 1908 | 0.33a |
| 1909 | 0.51a | ||
| 1901 | 0.43a | 1910 | 0.44a |
| The death-rates from this disease per 1,000 persons living in 1910 and preceding periods have been as follows:— | |||
| [###]Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. |
| 1841-1850 | 0.62 | 1902 | 0.51a |
| 1851-1860 | 0.53 | 1903 | 0.45a |
| 1861-1870 | 0.58 | 1904 | 0.50a |
| 1871-1880 | 0.51 | 1905 | 0.38a |
| 1881-1890 | 0.64 | 1908 | 0.42a |
| 1891-1900 | 0.58a | 1907 | 0 .40a |
| 1901-1910 | 0.44a | 1908 | 0.33a |
| 1909 | 0.51a | ||
| 1901 | 0.43a | 1910 | 0.44a |
(a) See footnote (c), page 8.