Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford page 69

Deptford 1915

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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in England and Wales. Whooping cough accounted for 8,044 deaths.
The fatality from these two popularly considered mild diseases may
profitably be compared with that from scarlet fever and diphtheria.
The total deaths from smallpox, enteric fever, scarlet fever and diphtheria
combined was 10,450.
Present conditions do not allow of hospital treatment of these
diseases, and for most cases it appears probable that domestic
treatment will continue to be necessary, and the greatest scope for
saving life lies in the more complete medical treatment and in
skilled nursing and supervision of patients treated at home.

Table: The following is a comparative table showing the number of deaths from measles and whooping cough during each of the past ten years:—

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The following is a comparative table showing the number of deaths from measles and whooping cough during each of the past ten years:—

Deaths from		1906		1907		1908		1909		1910		1911		1912		1913		1914		1915		Total
Measles		71		55		33		66		60		67		28		50		50		49		529
Whooping Cough		61		35		25		47		44		35		24		43		9		61		384

Table: I submit a table for the past ten years, to show the number of deaths from measles and whooping cough below five years of age, as compared with those occurring over that age:—

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I submit a table for the past ten years, to show the number of deaths from measles and whooping cough below five years of age, as compared with those occurring over that age:—

Disease	Age	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	Total
Measles	Under 5 years	64	51	32	60	50	62	27	48	48	48	490
	Over 5 years	7	4	1	6	10	5	1	2	2	1	39
	Total	71	55	33	66	60	67	28	50	50	49	529
Whooping Cough	Under 5 years	59	34	24	45	42	34	24	42	9	60	373
	Over 5 years	2	1	1	2	2	1	–	1	–	1	11
	Total	61	35	25	47	44	35	24	43	9	61	384

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Table: The following is a comparative table showing the number of deaths from measles and whooping cough during each of the past ten years:—

Table: I submit a table for the past ten years, to show the number of deaths from measles and whooping cough below five years of age, as compared with those occurring over that age:—