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MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH.
These two non.notifiable infectious diseases cause more deaths
than all the notifiable infectious diseases together. In the
Borough of Lambeth, during 1907, 107 and 111 deaths were
registered from Measles and Whooping Cough, giving death.rates
per 10000 of the population of 3.4 and 3.5 respectively. In
London, during 1907, there were registered 1810 and 1800 total
deaths from Measles and Whooping Cough, giving corresponding
death.rates of 3.8 and 3.8 per 10000 of the population
respectively.
Taking the Lambeth new Registration Sub.Districts it will be
seen that Waterloo and Lambeth Church suffered most, and
Norwood and Brixton least, from Measles; whilst Waterloo
suffered most, and Norwood least, from Whooping Cough (vide
page 61).
The Inner Districts suffered (deaths per 10000 of the population)
more than the Outer Districts, thus :—
Inner. Outer.
Whooping Cough 4.2 2.9
Measles 5.8 1.4
Comparing the Borough statistics for 1907 with those for the
old Parish for 10 years (1891.1900), it will be seen that there
has been a saving during 1907 of 38 deaths from Measles over
the average for that decennium, and a saving of 32 deaths from
Whooping Cough over the average duiing the same period.
Measles.
With regard to Measles, extra precautions are taken in connection
with disinfection of Measles.infected houses, exclusion of
children (both infected children and also children from infected