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Since the Measles Order of the Local Government Board of the 30th May,
1911, in addition to Poor Law cases, persons that cannot be satisfactorily isolated
and nursed at home can be removed to hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums
Board, on the recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health, provided accommodation
is available. 4 cases were so removed during the year.
In December arrangements were made for the notification and treatment of
Measles and German Measles as required by The Public Health (Measles and
German Measles) Regulations, 1915, which came into operation on January 1st,
1916.
WHOOPING COUGH.
Whooping cough was returned as the cause of 12 deaths during the year, in
comparison with 9 in the preceding year and 3 in 1910. 3 of the deaths
were in St. Giles and Bloomsbury and 9 in the Holborn District. All were
children under 5 years of age, 10 being under 2 years. The death-rate was 0.30
per 1,000 in comparison with the decennial average of 0.22.
On the 9th August, 1912, the Local Government Board issued an Order
providing for the admission of any person who is not a pauper to a hospital of
the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the recommendation of the Medical Officer
of Health, provided more accommodation is available than is required for pauper
patients. No case was so removed during the year.
DIARRHŒA AND ENTERITIS.
The number of deaths from diarrhœa and enteritis was only 13, and of these
11 were under 2 years of age. Of the 11, 5 belonged to St. Giles and Bloomsbury
and 6 to the Holborn District. 8 were children under 1 year of age.
The Registrar-General in 1911 introduced a change in the method of classification
of diarrhœal deaths. He takes the deaths from diarrhoea and enteritis
under two years of age, instead of deaths at all ages from cholera, dysentery and
diarrhoea. In estimating rates, he takes the number of deaths per 1,000 births
instead of per 1,000 of the population. In the Borough this rate was only 16'4
per 1,000 births, in comparison with 25.0 for London with 2,542 deaths under
two years of age. 6 of our deaths (under two years of age) and 1,299 London
deaths occurred during the summer quarter, in comparison with 28 and 4,310
respectively during the exceptionally hot one of 1911.
PHTHISIS.
For details see pages 22 to 27.
INFLUENZA.
During the year there were 7 deaths registered as due to influenza, in comparison
with 4 in 1914.
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