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St Pancras 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The cases were notified or reported as follows:—
| Measles. | German Measles. | |
|---|---|---|
| Notified by medical practitioners | 2,696 | 77 |
| „ parents and guardians | 535 | 171 |
| Discovered otherwise | 497 | 5 |
| 3,728 | 253 |
Further statistical facts in regard to the disease will be found on pages 33 to 35.
All cases where it was considered necessary have been attended by a visiting nurse
once or twice a day. In the year 355 cases of measles were nursed, 1,954 nursing visits being
made. In 171 families the patients were supplied with milk, &c., from the Mayoress'
Nursing Fund.
The cases notified, the number of deaths, and the percentage case mortality for the six years during which measles has been notifiable, were as follows:—
| Year. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Percentage Case Mortality. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 1,885 | 42 | 2.2 |
| 1917 | 3,681 | 118 | 3.2 |
| 1918 | 2,144 | 75 | 3.5 |
| 1919 | 1,034 | 15 | 1.5 |
| 1920 | 3,093 | 65 | 2.1 |
| 1921 | 1,149 | 23 | 2.0 |
| 1922 | 3,728 | 107 | 2.9 |
This table shows the periodic character of measles outbreaks. The high figures for
1922 are the result of an epidemic which began in October 1921, reached its height in March
and had subsided by the end of August. The tables inset at pages 34 and 35 show the
weekly incidence during 1922 in regard both to cases and deaths.
WHOOPING COUGH.
The number of St. Pancras deaths from whooping cough in the past 10 years are as
follows:—
1913 36
1914 49
1915 52
1916 39
1917 27
1918 80
1919 7
1920 60
1921 38
1922 29
Twelve cases of whooping cough were nursed in 1922, 142 nursing visits being made.
In 6 families the patients were supplied with milk, &c., from the Mayoress' Nursing Fund,
ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS.
See page 55.