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Deptford 1911

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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The following is a comparative table showing the number of deaths from measles and whooping cough during each of the past ten years:—

Deaths from1902190319041905190619071908190919101911Total
Measles58727316715533666067571
Whooping Cough36474918613525474435397

I submit a table for the past ten years to show the number of deaths from measles and whooping cough below five years of age, as compared with those occurring over that age :-

DiseaseAge1902190319041905190619071908190919101911Total
MeaslesUnder 5 years51646915645132605062518
Over 5 years7841741610563
Total58727316715533666067571
Whooping CoughUnder 5 years35454618593424454234382
Over 5 years12321122115
Total36474918613525474435397

Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Number of cases notified, 1911.
Under the Tuberculosis Regulations, 1908 180
„ (in Hospitals) Regulations, 1911 155
Total 335
Number of deaths 144
Death-rate per 1,000 (Deptford) 1.31