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London County Council 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1910.
Inasmuch as the birth-rate has not been constant during these periods and the proportion of
population in the early years of life has probably 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851-1860 | 3.89 | 1903 | 3.95 a |
| 1861-1870 | 4.18 | 1904 | 4.37 a |
| 1871-1880 | 3.65 | 1905 | 3.28 a |
| 1881-1890 | 4.74 | 1906 | 3.70 a |
| 1891-1900 | 4.82 a | 1907 | 3.44 a |
| 1901-1910 | 3.80 a | 1908 | 2.86 a |
| 1909 | 4.50 a | ||
| 1901 | 3.70 a | 1910 | 3.79 a |
| 1902 | 4.44 a |
Mortality
among
children at
ages 0—5.
The death-rate in each year since 1840 in relation to the mean death-rate of the period 1841-1910,
calculated on the population at all ages, is shown in diagram (F). The monthly deaths from measles
in relation to the mean of the period 1891-1910 is shown in diagram (G).
The following table shows the deaths and death-rates from measles in 1910 (52 weeks) in each of the sanitary districts of the County:—
| Metropolitan borough. | Deaths, 1910 (52 weeks). | Death-rate per 1,000persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905-9. | 1910. | ||
| Paddington | 69 | 0.26 | 0.48 |
| Kensington | 53 | 0.29 | 0.31 |
| Hammersmith | 70 | 0.39 | 0.58 |
| Fulham | 65 | 0.47 | 0.43 |
| Chelsea | 19 | 0.41 | 0.28 |
| Westminster, City of | 21 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| St. Marylebone | 28 | 0.26 | 0.23 |
| Hampstead | 15 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| St. Pancras | 140 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| Islington | 168 | 0.44 | 0.51 |
| Stoke Newington | 11 | 0.20 | 0.22 |
| Hackney | 66 | 0.31 | 0.30 |
| Holborn | 14 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| Finsbury | 66 | 0.73 | 0.74 |
| London, City of | - | 0.12 | - |
| Shoreditch | 84 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| Bethnal Green | 59 | 0.56 | 0.46 |
| Stepney | 103 | 0.68 | 0.37 |
| Poplar | 42 | 0.63 | 0.26 |
| Southwark | 226 | 0.57 | 1.17 |
| Bermondsey | 145 | 0.80 | 1.15 |
| Lambeth | 122 | 0.32 | 0.41 |
| Battersea | 74 | 0.44 | 0.44 |
| Wandsworth | 43 | 0.26 | 0.14 |
| Camberwell | 136 | 0.36 | 0.52 |
| Deptford | 59 | 0.43 | 0.54 |
| Greenwich | 48 | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| Lewisham | 12 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| Woolwich | 22 | 0.30 | 0.18 |
| London | 1980 J | 0.41 | 0.44 |
In the distribution of measles mortality throughout the year 1910, the highest death-rates obtained
in Southwark (1.17) and Bermondsey (1.15) and the lowest in Lewisham (0.08), while in the City of
London there were no deaths. For the period 1905-9, Bermondsey (0 80) had the highest measles deathrate,
and the City of London and Hampstead (0.12) the lowest. The death-rates from this disease in
London in each of the four quarters of the year 1910 were as follows—first quarter, 0.22; second
quarter, 0.48; third quarter, 0.31; and fourth quarter, 0.75 per 1,000 persons living.
(a) See footnote (r) page 8.