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generally has not diminished during the same period, and
these diseases are still considerable factors in the causation
of deaths.
(3) The after-complications of measles and whooping
cough are much more serious than those of the three
diseases mentioned above, for which hospital accommodation
is provided, ear, eye and chest complications being
especially much more common, frequently giving rise to
some form of permanent disability.
(4) When the conditions under which treatment in hospital
is carried out are compared with the surroundings, the
badly ventilated and over-heated atmosphere, and the lack
of nursing facilities prevailing in many of the smaller tenements,
little room is left for doubt that the provision of
hospital accommodation for measles and whooping cough
would be the means of saving the lives of many sufferers
from these diseases.
The provision which requires to be made in Willesden
in respect of measles, whooping cough, bronchitis, and
pneumonia is fully set out in my report on Maternity and
Child Welfare, appearing as Appendix D to this Report.