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The deaths were at the rate of 0.6 per 1,000 births, as compared with 1.2 in
1913, 1.1 in 1012, 0.6 in 1911, 0.5 in 1910, 1.0 in 1909, 0.5 in 1908, 0.2 in 1907, 0.8
in 1906. 1.0 in 1905, 0.5 in 1904, 0.2 in 1963, 0.7 in 1902 and 0.2 in 1901. The
mortality was at the rate of 18 per cent. of the cases notified during the year.
DIARRHOEA.
The deaths numbered 126, and there were besides 46 attributed to enteritis.
The numbers of deaths from diarrhoea in previous years were 159 in 1913, 40 in
1912, 162 in 1911, 66 in 1910, 79 in 1909, 112 in 1908, and 74 in 1907. The deaths
were therefore again above the average for the previous seven years. They
mostly occurred during the months of September and October. The deaths from
enteritis were also most numerous during those months. Of the deaths from
diarrhoea, 82 were of infants under one year, 35 of children aged from one to five
years, 2 of children aged from five to ten years, and the others were of persons
aged thirty-five and upwards. Of the deaths from enteritis 31 were of infants
under one year, 0 of children aged from one to five years, 1 of a child aged
between five and ten years and the rest were of persons over fifty-five years.
The diarrhoea death-rate was, excluding deaths from enteritis, 1.16 per 1,000
population as compared with 1.4 in 1913, 0.37 in 1912, 1.47 in 1911, 0.58 in 1910
0.69 in 1909, 0.82 in 1908, 0.64 in 1907 and 1.68 in 1906. Taking the deaths from
diarrhoea and including those from enteritis amongst children under two years
together numbering 163 the mortality was at the rate of 1.50 per 1,000 population
as compared with 1.89 for 1913, 0.85 for 1912 and 2.1 for 1911.
The deaths from diarrhoea amongst infants under one year were at the rate of
23.6 per 1,000 births registered during the year as compared with 39.2 in 1913, 8.8 in
1912, 30.8 in 1911, 15.0 in 1910, 15.9 in 1909, 23.3 in 1908, 15.3 in 1907, 40.3 in 1906
and 30.6 in 1905.
The usual enquiries were made by the Health Visitors and as far as practicable
steps were taken for checking the spread of infection.
The deaths from diarrhoea including enteritis in children under two years of
age in the Metropolis numbered 3,031 as compared with 3,098 for 1013, giving a
death-rate of 0.67 as compared with 0.68 for 1913.
MEASLES.
The deaths from measles numbered 107 as compared with 40 in 1913, 126 in
1912, 125 in 1911, 80 in 1910 and 127 in 1909. The cases coming under the
treatment of the poor law medical officers during the year were far more numerous
than in 1013, and the number of cases reported through the school authorities was
also markedly increased, so there is no doubt that the disease was much more
prevalent than in 1013. The deaths registered were distributed during the year as
follows: 1 in March, 7 in May, 15 in June, 23 in July, 27 in August, 12 in September,
7 in October, 9 in November and 5 in December. All the deaths were of
children under 10 years of age; 23 died aged under one year, 83 aged between one