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Diarrhoea was, therefore, more prevalent throughout the Metropolis generally
during 1904 than during the last few years as judged of from the number of deaths
recorded.

During 1904 the mortality from diarrhoea amongst infants under one year in Shoreditch
was at the rate of 40.8 per 1,000 births, as compared with 28.7 for the whole of London.
MEASLES.
The deaths fromi measles numbered 81, 50 of males and 31 of females, and all of
children under five years of age. Ten of the deaths belonged to Shoreditch South,
13 to Hoxton New Town-, 9 to Hoxton Old Town and 49 to Haggerston. The disease
was most fatal in the Haggerston registration sub-district. The deaths in the Borough
were at the rate of 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitants as compared with 0.85 in 1903, 0.72 in
1902, 0.64 in 1901, 0.63 in 1900, 0.69 in 1899, 0.83 in 1898, and 0.91 in 1897. The
deaths from this disease were fairly equally distributed throughout the year, but
taking the months they were most numerous in August and December, and least so
in February, September and November. No deaths were registered from measles in
September.
The deaths from measles in the Metropolis during 1904 numbered 2,256 and the
death-rate was 0.49 per 1,000 population.
The number of houses brought under the notice of the Health Department as being
infected with measles was 454. Of these 432 were notified by the authorities of the
various schools, 20 by private persons, and in 2 instances the information was received
anonymously. On investigation in 138 instances the information was found to be
erroneous, the complaints from which the children were suffering being returned as something
other than measles. Some 330 rooms were fumigated, and the bedding and texile
articles exposed to infection were removed and disinfected in the usual way.
WHOOPING COUGH.
Whooping cough was given as the cause of 60 deaths, 21 of males and 39 of
females. All were of children under five years of age. In 24 the age was under one