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Heston and Isleworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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DEATHS PROM INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following table gives the number of deaths per annum from
certain infectious diseases in each year since 1900:—
Table shewing deaths from infectious diseases occurring annually since 1900:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 1901 | 2 | 9 | ... | 17 | 18 |
| 1902 | 2 | 18 | ... | 1 | 8 |
| 1903 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 1904 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 |
| 1905 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 8 |
| 1906 | ... | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| 1907 | 4 | 3 | ... | 7 | 5 |
| 1908 | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 16 |
| 1909 | ... | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 |
| 1910 | ... | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
| 1911 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| Total | 16 | 77 | 10 | 98 | 110 |
The above figures are remarkable and again shew, as I have
pointed out during the past two years, that what is necessary is that
some provision should be made for isolating and nursing Measles
and Whooping Cough. No diseases require better nursing and
better hygienic conditions than these, and few have worse. If steps