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rected deaths were registered from Measles and Whooping
Cough, giving corrected death-rates per 10,000 of the population
of 3.2 and 2.6 respectively. In London, during 1909,
there were registered 2,324 and 1,246 total corrected deaths
from Measles and Whooping Cough, giving corresponding
corrected death-rates of 4.8 and 2.6 per 10,000 of the
population respectively.
Taking the Lambeth new Registration Sub-District it will
be seen that Waterloo and Lambeth Church suffered most,
and Norwood and Brixton least, from Measles; whilst Kennington
and Lambeth Church suffered most, and Stockwell
and Norwood least, from Whooping Cough (vide page 61).

Comparing the Borough statistics for 1909 with those for
the old Parish for 10 years (1891-1900), it will be seen that
there has been a saving during 1909 of 41 deaths from
Measles over the average for that decennium, and a saving
of 58 deaths from Whooping Cough over the average during
the same period.
Measles.
With regard to Measles, extra precautions are taken in
connection with disinfection of Measles-infected houses, exclusion
of children (both infected children and also children
from infected houses) from schools, the closing of classes or
whole schools on account of outbreak of Measles, the distributing
of leaflets and posters, and the educating of parents
to regard Measles as a serious or dangerous infectious
disease, and not a trivial complaint of childhood.