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61 were of infants under one year, 16 of children aged from one to five years, 3
were of persons aged from ten to thirty-five years, and the remaining 2 were of
persons over 45 years of age. Of the deaths from enteritis 39 were of infants under
one year, 12 of children aged from one to five years, and the remainder of persons
over twenty-five years.
The diarrhoea death-rate was, excluding deaths from enteritis, O'SO per 1,000
population. Including deaths from enteritis under two years the mortality was at
the rate of 1.24 per 1,000 population.
The deaths from diarrhoea amongst infants under one year were at the rate of
19.6 per 1,000 births.
The usual enquiries were made by the Health Visitors as regards infantile
diarrhoea cases and deaths, and as far as circumstances permitted steps were taken
with a view to preventing the spread of infection.
The deaths from diarrhoea including enteritis in children under two years of
age in the Metropolis numbered 2,542, and the death-rate was 0.56 per 1,000
population as estimated for 1914.
MEASLES.
The deaths numbered 67, being 40 less than for 1914. The disease was less
prevalent as indicated by a decrease in the number of cases coming under the care
of the district medical officers and a decrease in the number of cases reported by
the School Authorities. The deaths registered were distributed during the year as
follows : 4 in January, 1 in February, 6 in March, 9 in April, 19 in May, 18 in
June, 7 in July, 2 in August, and 1 in September. All the deaths were of
children under 10 years of age, and with the exception of three they were all
amongst children under five years old. Of the deaths 40 were of males. The
death-rate was 0.65 per 1,000 ; it was highest in Whitmore and lowest in Moorfields,
being 1.51 and 0.23 per 1,000 population respectively.
The number of instances in which houses came under the notice of the
Health Department as having measles therein was 533, being 182 less than in the
previous year. In all cases the information came from the School Authorities.
Some of the houses were reported more than once. From the inquiries made, in
42 instances the illness did not appear to have been measles. Altogether some
537 children were reported as suffering. Intimations were received as to the
removal of two cases to hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board.
Disinfection in many instances was carried out by the officers of the Borough
Council; 167 rooms were dealt with and the usual steps taken as to bedding and
textile articles. Altogether 142 beds, 129 mattresses, 249 pillows, 110 bolsters,
and 2,267 other articles were removed for disinfection. In 26 instances disinfection
was carried out by the occupiers of the dwellings infected, to the satisfaction
of medical practitioners in attendance on the cases.
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