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The disease affected some schools for prolonged periods. For instance, in the
Jew's School, Commercial Street, the unprotected children were excluded in
Room 12 from May 9th to the Whitsun Holidays and again from June 17th to
June 18th ; in Room 8, from June 6th to June 14th and from July 12th to the
Summer Holidays. The unprotected children were excluded in 8 other rooms from
the beginning of May until the Summer Holidays.
In the Old Castle Street School the unprotected children were excluded in
Room F from May 22nd to May 31st, and again from November 1st to November
15th. In Room H they were excluded from May 22nd to May 31st and from
November 13th to November 22nd. They were also excluded in 3 other rooms.
Out of the 76 London County Council Elementary Day Schools and non-provided
schools maintained by the County Council in the Borough of Stepney, Measles was
so prevalent that the unprotected children had to be excluded during some period
or other during the year in 54 schools.
Whooping Cough.
The number of deaths from Whooping Cough was 90, or 46 more than in the
previous year. This corresponds to a death rate of .32 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was .22 per 1,000.
35 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .65 per 1,000
of the population.
16 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of .33 per 1,000
of the population.
35 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of .31 per 1,000 of the
population.
4 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .06 per 1,000
of the population.
Summer Diarrhoea.
The number of deaths from Diarrhoea (which includes Epidemic and Zymotic
Enteritis, Dysentery, and Dysenteric Diarrhoea) was 178, or 328 less than in the
previous year. 156 were under 1 year of age.
32 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .60 per 1,000 of
the population.
62 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 1.32 per 1,000
of the population.