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Measles.—The deaths from this disease in the Borough during
1915 numbered 60. This is a decline of 45 on the deaths during
1914. No less than 56 of the deaths occurred in children under
5 years of age. The annual mortality from measles during 1915 is
•27 per 1,000 living.
I received information of 1,345 cases of measles during the year
from headmasters and mistresses occurring amongst the scholars of
Elementary schools in the Borough. There were 32 cases of measles
removed to the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board during
the same period.
On the 27th November, 1915, a General Order was issued by
the Local Government Board making measles and German measles
notifiable diseases, with regulations thereon.
Whooping Cough.—There were 37 deaths from this cause in the
Borough during 1915. This is a decline of 13 upon the number
registered during 1914. No less than 36 of the deaths occurred in
children under 5 years of age. The annual mortality is .17 per 1,000
living. The number of cases removed to the hospitals of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board during the year was 5.
I received information from the headmasters and mistresses of
Elementary schools in the Borough of 504 cases of whooping cough
occurring amongst their scholars during the year.
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Tuberculosis.—During 1915, I received 681 notifications of
tuberculosis, details of which are given on page — of this report.
Bacteriological examination of sputa from 449 cases was made
during the same period. In 109 of these examinations the specific
organism of the disease was found; in 340 the results were
negative.