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The deaths from Measles are still high, and have been for several years.
In 1906 the number was 171.
In 1907 the number was 155.
In 1908 the number was 264.
In 1909 the number was 236.
In 1910 the number was 93.
In 1911 the number was 291.
In 1912 the number was 172.
In 1913 the number was 95.
In 1914 the number was 174.
In 1915 the number was 113.
In 1916 the number was 63.
In 1917 the number was 103.
Whooping Cough.
The number of deaths from Whooping Cough was 30, or 39 less than in the
previous year.
15 belonged to the Limehouse District;
3 to St. George's;
8 to Mile End; and
4 to the Whitechapel District.
The death-rate was ·12 per 1,000, while that for the whole of London was
·13 per 1,000.
Summer Diarrhœa.
The number of deaths was 167, or 7 less than in the previous year. 118 were
those of children under one year of age; 55 belonged to the Limehouse District;
46 to St. George's; 49 to Mile End; and 17 to the Whitechapel District.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was ·68 per 1,000 of the population.
Zymotic Diseases.
The total deaths from diseases of a Zymotic character numbered 376, or 36
more than in the previous year. It includes deaths from Measles, Scarlet Fever,
Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Enteric Fever, Puerperal Fever and Diarrhoea.
137 belonged to the Limehouse District;
79 to St. George's;
103 to Mile End Old Town; and
57 to the Whitechapel District.
The number of deaths from these diseases is greater in the Limehouse District
than in any other part of the Borough, and it is accounted for partly by the fact that
Whooping Cough was more prevalent, and that Measles was apparently more fatal