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 | 1899 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | 40 | 14 | 12 | 83 | 9 | 3 | 87 | 19 | 19 | 39 | 32 |
WhoopingCough | — | 54 | 16 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 37 | 21 | 24 | 34 |
1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | ||
Measles | 3 | 43 | 14 | 52 | 55 | 35 | 39 | 31 | 36 | 11 | |
WhoopingCough | 54 | 26 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 76 | 2 | 46 |
The following figures are supplied by Mr. Jones, Superintendent of
Attendance Officers, and show the number of children away from
school during the year owing to Measles and Whooping Cough:—
TABLE XIX.
Sickness Return, from January, 1909, to December, 1909.
Month Ending | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
January | 18 | 89 | 107 |
February | 75 | 78 | 153 |
March | 175 | 83 | 258 |
April (Easter Holiday—1 week) | 294 | 125 | 419 |
May (Whitsun Holiday—1 week) | 380 | 308 | 688 |
June | 343 | 541 | 884 |
July | 478 | 1,001 | 1,479 |
August | - | - | - |
(Midsummer Holiday—4 weeks) September | 78 | 708 | 786 |
October | 39 | 802 | 841 |
November | 11 | 588 | 599 |
December (Christmas Holiday—2 weeks) | 9 | 583 | 592 |
Total | 1,900 | 4,906 | 6,806 |
The numbers for each month are the sum of the weekly returns, and
therefore represent nearly four-fold the actual number affected.