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The deaths for the five years have been given to try to focus attention
on the extreme seriousness of this disease—a fact which most
parents utterly fail to appreciate. It will be seen from the above
table that Measles caused 52 deaths during the quinquennium as
compared with 60 from Diphtheria and 20 from Scarlet Fever.
During the five years 1921-1925 there were 61 deaths from Measles
as compared with only 15 from Scarlet Fever and 55 from Diphtheria.
Unfortunately, the general experience is that Measles defies every
method of control so far tried, and in view of the higher mortality
during the pre-school period the aim should be to postpone the attack
as long as possible. In most homes not the faintest attempt is
usually made to isolate cases of Measles. Unfortunately, Hospital
accommodation is not at present available for cases of Measles.
(M) WHOOPING COUGH.
This disease is also not notifiable and the quinquennial incidence
as shown by school returns is given below—also to emphasise the
seriousness of this disease.

During 1921-1925 the total deaths from Whooping Cough were 93,
as against 15 from Scarlet Fever and 55 from Diphtheria.