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Measles.
The number of deaths was 158, or three more than in the preceding year.
41 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .70 per 1,000 of
the population.
28 occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of .56 per 1,000 of
the population.
45 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of .39 per 1,000 of
the population.
44 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .55 per 1,000 of
the population.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was at the rate of .52 per 1,000 of the
population. The death-rate for the whole of London was .51 per 1,000.
Scarlet Fever.
954 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified, of which 828 were removed to the
various Fever Hospitals. 191 occurred in Limehouse, with 7 deaths; 114 occurred
in St. George's, with 1 death; 399 occurred in Mile End, with 10 deaths; and 250
occurred in Whitechapel, with 8 deaths.
The death-rate in the whole of the Borough was at the rate of 08 per 1,000
of the population, that for the whole of London being .12 per 1,000.
Whooping Cough.
The number of deaths was 188, which corresponds to a death-rate of .62 per
1,000 of the population.
52 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .89 per 1,000 of
the population.
24 occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of .48 per 1,000 of
the population.
85 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of .75 per 1,000 of
the population.
27 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .34 per 1,000 of
the population.