Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The deaths from Measles and Whooping Cough since 1889 onwards were as follows :—
1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | 40 | 14 | 12 | 83 | 9 | 3 87 | 19 | 19 | 39 |
Whooping Cough | — | 54 | 16 | 32 | 34 | 25 15 | 37 | 21 | 24 |
1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | |
Measles | 32 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 52 | 55 35 | 39 | 31 | 36 |
WhoopingCough | 33 | 54 | 26 | 23 | 34 | 33 32 | 18 | 76 | 2 |
The following figures are supplied by Mr. Jones, and show the
number of children away from school during the year owing to
Measles and Whooping Cough:—
TABLE XX.
Sickness Return, from January, 1908, to December, 1908.
Month Ending | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
January | 56 | 33 | 89 |
February | 7 | 39 | 46 |
March | 62 | 33 | 95 |
April (Easter Holiday—1 week) | 388 | 41 | 429 |
May (Whitsun Holiday—1 week) | 713 | 70 | 783 |
June | 555 | 42 | 597 |
July | 1,238 | 72 | 1,310 |
August (Midsummer Holiday—4 weeks) | — | — | — |
September | 42 | 88 | 130 |
October | 14 | 67 | 81 |
November | 7 | 80 | 87 |
December (Christmas Holiday—2 weeks) | 26 | 119 | 145 |
Total | 3,108 | 684 | 3,792 |
The numbers for each month are the sum of the weekly returns, and
therefore represent nearly four-fold the actual number affected.