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during 1907 from this disease, 107 (i.e, 96.4 per cent.) occurred
in children under 5 years of age, and 45 of the deaths (i.e., 40.5 per
cent.) occurred amongst infants under 1 year of age. It is,
therefore, a disease of childhood, and its prevention is being
systematically attempted, chiefly in the way of disinfection of
Whooping Cough.infected houses, exclusion from school of
children (both infected and from infected houses), and the
educating of parents up to the dangerous nature of the disease
and the importance of careful nursing of the patients when
suffering from this complaint. Unfortunately, Whooping Cough,
like Measles, is, at present, regarded as a harmless complaint
of childhood, and the ignorance displayed, and the apathy shown,
in regard to these diseases are well known to all who visit amongst
the poorer classes.
During 1907, in the Borough of Lambeth, disinfection has been
carried out in connection with 748 Whooping Cough.infected
houses, as compared with 455, 440, 380, 325, 110, 72 and 126
during 1906, 1905, 1904, 1903,1902,1901, and 1900 respectively;
and leaflets (dealing with the dangers and treatment of this
disease) have been left at all known Whooping Cough.infected
houses.*
No School nor Class was closed during 1907 on account of
Whooping Cough, but disinfection was carried out at Mayfield
College, Barston Road, West Norwood, on account of several
cases of Whooping Cough amongst the scholars.
Details of the incidences of Measles and Whooping Cough
in the different Registration Sub.Districts ot Lambeth Borough
during 1907 are as follow:—
*Whooping Cough is not a compulsorily.notifiable disease, but 887 cases
were voluntarily notified during 1907 by L.C.C. School Teachers (vide
Appendix).