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95
Measles.
1912 Average for
. previous 10 years.
Number of Deaths ... ... 28 57
Death rate per 1,000, Deptford 0.26 0.50
The number of cases of Measles dealt with during the
year was 233, as compared with the previous fours years as
follows:—
Cases. Deaths.
1912 233 28
1911 664 67
1910 1,114 60
1909 467 66
1908 850 33
As the disease is not notifiable under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, the above figures do not represent the
total number of cases which have occurred in the borough, as
our only sources of information are notifications of exclusions
from schools by the Education Authority and voluntary notification
by parents.
The same procedure is adopted in the case of Measles
with regard to disinfection as if it were notifiable.
The rate of mortality was 0.26, compared with a rate of
0.61 for 1911, 0.50 for 1910, and 0.55 for 1909.
The deaths occurred among the inhabitants of the various
wards as follows :—
East 11 North 3 North-West 5
South 1 South-West 4 South-West 4
The rate of mortality for England and Wales was 0.3
for the 95 great towns 0.5, for the 136 smaller towns 0.6
and for the Metropolis as a whole 0.4.