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London County Council 1926

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

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the disease month by month during the period November, 1925, to April, 1926,
together with the rate per 1,000 of the school population.

Table: Numbers of cases of measles reported by head teachers:—

Numbers of cases of measles reported by head teachers:—

School medical division and metropolitan boroughs.Nov., 4 weeks.Dec., 5 weeks.Jan., 4 weeks.Feb., 4 weeks.March, 4 weeks.April, 5 weeks.Total, 26 weeks.Approximate rate per 1,000 children in average attendance (1924-25).Rate per 1.000 above or below mean for London.
N.W. Paddington9432745428282341,27390+22
Kensington119185159179842174749—19
Hammersmith129151263514121901,26881+13
Fulham120123310927557852,12298+30
Chelsea493140223441051476+8
Westminster3201012423224072871+3
St. Marylebone3636391742416959561—7
Hampstead2265332420960674123+55
St. Pancras351661956384702541,75867—1
Total5421,1271,7143,5032,1306639,67978+10
N.E. Islington1314104717304061592,30754—14
Stoke Newington382649161802137578+10
Hackney191397333349236911,59753—15
Holborn1265112370527669+1
Finsbury4216577100712848340—28
Shoreditch8817011157311547228—40
Total4911,1941,0921,5208943195,51050—18
E. Bethnal Green1972611982711951371,25960—8
Stepney3084412802332191581,63938—30
Poplar1322321842011308296138—30
City of London6192110196634—34
Total6439536837155453863,92543—25
S.E. Bermondsey83223221284174931,07849—19
Camberwell329896536597407902,85576+8
Deptford228328183221154551,16982+14
Greenwich25328717016997741,05066-2
Lewiaham452723176634721791,94898+30
Woolwich397376201196109921,37170+2
Total1,3352,3821,6282,1301,4135839,47174+6
S.W. Southwark115316408837319672,06266—2
Lambeth212314361,2157782242,90584+16
Battersea542713677504431602,04593+25
Wandsworth711031731,3911,5105413,78996+28
Total2619211,3844,1933,05099210,80186+18
Grand Total3,27216,5776,50112,0618,0322,94339,38668-

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In the above table the figures relate to all departments of the schools, but the
incidence of measles among children attending upper departments is more or less
negligible, as the majority of children, probably about 90 per cent., have already
suffered from the disease by the time they leave the infants' department. Consequently,
the rate per 1,000 of cases occurring among children attending infants'