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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1914
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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The rate of mortality was 0•46, compared with a rate of 0•45 for
1913, 0•26 for 1912, and 0•61 for 1911.
The deaths occurred among the inhabitants of the various wards
as follows:—
East 20 North 17 North-West 5
South 1 South-West 4 South-West 3
The rate of mortality for England and Wales was 0•24, for the 97
great towns 0•35, for the 145 smaller towns 0•21, and for the Metropolis
as a whole 0•31.
The following table shows the periods of the year, and the localities in which deaths from Measles occurred, the sex and ages at death.
| WARDS. | QUARTERS. | YEAR. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March. | June. | Sept. | Dec. | ||||||||||||||||
| M | F | H | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total. | |||||||||
| East | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||
| North | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 17 | ||||||||
| North-West | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| South | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||
| South-East | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| South-West | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 10 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 25 | 25 | 50 | ||||||||
| AGES AT DEATH. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & upwards | All Ages | |||||||||||
| 7 | 23 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | - | 50 | |||||||||||
Measles presents a problem bristling with difficulties. Attempts to
diminish its prevalence appear to be doomed to failure, therefore more
attention must be directed to the treatment of the patient, and removal
to hospital is strongly recommended. The special investigations into
the causes of death in measles furnish additional evidence in support
of this opinion, which is also held by practical medical men, that
better results may be obtained by greater attention to the mouth and
pharynx during the height of the disease. Notification has hitherto
proved of very little value, and some authorities which have added