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ANALYSIS OF DEATHS AT ALL AGES IN RELATION TO
DISEASE GROUPS.
GLASS I.—Infective Diseases (229).
Small-Pox.—No deaths occurred from this disease.
Measles.—Measles was recorded as the cause of 47 deaths,
equal to a death rate of 0.29 per 1,000 of the population,
compared with 0.11 in 1907. This disease was the most fatal
zymotic disease during 1908. It is not a notifiable disease,
consequently the case mortality cannot be obtained, but school
notifications show that the disease was more prevalent last year,
than in 1907 {see page 60).
Scarlet Fever.—Eleven deaths were notified in the
Borough, equal to a mortality rate of 0.07 per 1,000 of the
population, compared with 0.08 in 1907. The actual number of
cases notified amounted to 600, compared with 584 in 1907.
From this it will be seen that during the year under review,
more cases of Scarlet Fever existed. On considering the case
mortality it is found that of the 600 recorded cases 1.83 per
cent. proved fatal, compared with 2.05 per cent. in 1907.
Diphtheria.—There were 44 deaths from Diphtheria,
giving a mortality rate for the Borough of 0.28 per 1,000 of the
population, compared with 0.11 in 1907. The number of
notifications amounted to 458, compared with 287 during 1907.
The case mortality was 9.61 per cent. of the actual cases,
compared with 5.98 per cent. in 1907, showing that not only was
this disease more prevalent but its variety more severe.
Whooping Cough.—Thirty deaths were attributed to
Whooping Cough during 1908, compared with 50 in 1907. Of
the 80 deaths 28 occurred among children under five years
of age.
"Whooping Cough was the most fatal zymotic disease in
1907, when it was responsible for a death-rate of 0.33 per 1,000.