Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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in England and Wales. Whooping cough accounted for 8,044 deaths.
The fatality from these two popularly considered mild diseases may
profitably be compared with that from scarlet fever and diphtheria.
The total deaths from smallpox, enteric fever, scarlet fever and diphtheria
combined was 10,450.
Present conditions do not allow of hospital treatment of these
diseases, and for most cases it appears probable that domestic
treatment will continue to be necessary, and the greatest scope for
saving life lies in the more complete medical treatment and in
skilled nursing and supervision of patients treated at home.
The following is a comparative table showing the number of deaths from measles and whooping cough during each of the past ten years:—
Deaths from | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | 71 | 55 | 33 | 66 | 60 | 67 | 28 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 529 | |||||||||||||
Whooping Cough | 61 | 35 | 25 | 47 | 44 | 35 | 24 | 43 | 9 | 61 | 384 |
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:—
Disease | Age | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | Under 5 years | 64 | 51 | 32 | 60 | 50 | 62 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 490 |
Over 5 years | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | |
Total | 71 | 55 | 33 | 66 | 60 | 67 | 28 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 529 | |
Whooping Cough | Under 5 years | 59 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 34 | 24 | 42 | 9 | 60 | 373 |
Over 5 years | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 11 | |
Total | 61 | 35 | 25 | 47 | 44 | 35 | 24 | 43 | 9 | 61 | 384 |