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WHOOPING COUGH.
There were 32 deaths from Whooping Cough, giving a death
rate of 0.32.
Whooping Cough is a disease of about two months' duration,
and is chiefly characterised by bronchial catarrh and a frequent
paroxysmal cough. It generally occurs as an epidemic late on in
the winter, say from January to March. Though 110 age is
absolutely exempt from Whooping Cough, it is essentially a
children's disease, most of the cases being met with in children
PUERPERAL FEVER.
In 1905, there were six cases of Puerperal Fever, one of which
ended fatally. Each patient was visited by one of the Lady Inspectors,
and a full report of the case sent to the London County
Council.
EPIDEMIC DIARRHŒA.
During 1905 there were 111 deaths attributed to this disease, 77
of these cases being infants under one year of age. This gives a
death rate for Epidemic Diarrhoea of 113 per 1,000.
Years.
Finsbury Epidemic Diarrhœa,
Death Rate.
I.ondon Death Rate.
1900 1.50 0.78
1901 1.20 0.86
1902 0.81 0.53
1903 0.99 0.64
1904 1.46 1.03
1905 1.13 0.73
It has already been shown that 429 children died in infancy in
Pinsbury in 1905, of which number 77 (or 17.9 per cent.) died of
this disease.
It will be convenient to consider this disease in relation to age
incidence, season, methods of feeding, occupation of the mother,
and housing conditions.