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Measles.
The number of deaths from Measles was 51, or 18 more than in the
previous year.
13 of the deaths were infants under one year of age.
14 belonged to the Limehouse District.
10 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
14 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
13 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .21 per 1,000 of the population,
and that for the whole of London was .23 per 1,000.
During the year, 1555 cases of measles were reported to the Public Health
Department. Most of these were from the London County Council.
Some were found by the health visitors while on the district. The
great majority of these children are under five years of age so that if we
can visit those given to us by the schools and those met with by the health
visitors in the Borough we should be able to help every case. Practically all
these cases have been seen by the health visitors in their homes and the parents
were advised to call in a doctor. Where nursing was required the district
nurse was sent in, and the Borough Council pay l/3d. per visit to the District
Nursing Association.
The L.C.C. remove as many children suffering from measles as they have
accommodation for. They take them in rotation but if we tell them that any
one case is of particular urgency they remove it for us at once.
Maternal Mortality.
The number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth, was 9,
3 being due to Puerperal Fever. This is equivalent to a rate of 2.1 per 1,000
births.
The low rate in Stepney may be accounted for in this way. This
Borough has a large and overcrowded population. In a great number
of cases the home conditions are such that it is impossible for the mother
to remain there for her confinement. She goes into one of the institutions
in the Borough where she is under good hygienic conditions.