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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.

Table: The following table shows the number of deaths from measles at the several age-periods in each of the sanitary districts. For the purposes of this table deaths occurring in public institutions belonging to London have been distributed to the districts in which the deceased had previously resided. (Seefootnote (c), page 8).

The following table shows the number of deaths from measles at the several age-periods in each of the sanitary districts. For the purposes of this table deaths occurring in public institutions belonging to London have been distributed to the districts in which the deceased had previously resided. (Seefootnote (c), page 8).

Metropolitan borough.Measles—Deaths at ages, 1910 (365 days).
0—1—2-3—4—Under 5.5—10—15 and upwds.All Agres.
Paddington6331625626-169
Kensington1125635503--53
Hammersmith1727965646--70
Fulham16301022604-165
Chelsea6841-19---19
Westminster, City of49312192--21
St. Marylebone712421262--28
Hampstead174-2141--15
St. Pancras4248231541328--140
Islington205837231615414--168
Stoke Newington18-1-102--12
Hackney11281484651--66
Holborn5322-122--14
Finsbury12291463642--66
London, City of----------
Shoreditch2040678813--84
Bethnal Green1629652581--59
Stepney37431362101211105
Poplar62382342-1-43
Southwark391074222102207--227
Bermondsey2383191351433--146
Lambeth244624910113811123
Battersea10251978694--73
Wandsworth722631394--43
Camberwell24493014912610--136
Deptford12191296582--60
Greenwich7231231462--48
Lewisham4331-111--12
Woolwich5104--193--22
London3938473501731141,877103341,987

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Number of
deaths from
measles at
certain ageperiods
in
London
sanitary
districts.

Table: Medical officers of health derive their information as to the occurrence 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:—

Medical officers of health derive their information as to the occurrence 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:—

Metropolitan borough.No. of cases of measles, 1910.Metropolitan borough.No. of cases of measles, 1910.Metropolitan borough.No. of cases of measles, 1910.
Paddington2,085Islington2,194Bermondsey950
Kensington845Hackney778Lambeth2,393
Hammersmith484Holborn234Battersea1,107
Fulham677Finsbury898Wandsworth904
Chelsea278Shoreditch578Deptford1,114
Westminster567Bethnal Green519Greenwich969
St. Marylebone892Poplar331Lewisham1,001
Hampstead642Southwark2,307Woolwich396
St. Pancras2,349a

Table: The age distribution of the cases made known to the medical officer of health is shown in the report relating to Paddington, thus:

The age distribution of the cases made known to the medical officer of health is shown in the report relating to Paddington, thus:

Metropolitan borough.0—1—2—3-4 —5—13—15—
Paddington1042502472543538491711

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(a) Patients, contacts and suspects