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WHOOPING COUGH.
The deaths from whooping cough numbered 42, 23 of males and 19 of females.
Of these 20 were of infants aged under 1 year, 21 of children aged between 1
and 5 years, and one of a child aged from 5 to 10 years. Deaths were most
numerous during the months of April and May. The whooping cough death-rate
was 0.38 per 1,000 population, as compared with 0.29 in 1911, 0.39 in 1910 and
0.64 in 1909. The death-rate, although higher than for 1911, was below the average
for recent years. The rate was highest in Church and lowest in Wenlock, being
0.68 in the former and 0.18 in the latter ward.
Under the Metropolitan Asylums (Whooping Cough) Order, 1912, the Managers
of the Metropolitan Asylums Board may admit into any of their hospitals persons
not paupers who are reasonably believed to be suffering from whooping cough,
subject to the regulations and restrictions prescribed by the Order. There were
no applications for cases to be sent to hospital under this Order during 1912. Some
54 Poor Law cases were admitted to the Board's hospitals, mostly from the Poor
Law institutions in the Borough.
The deaths from whooping cough in London numbered 970, the death-rate
being 0.21 per 1,000 population.
INFLUENZA.
The deaths attributed to influenza numbered 12, as compared with 12 in 1911,
16 in 1910, 23 in 1909, 22 in 1908, 23 in 1907, 17 in 1906, 11 in 1905, 14 in 1904,
19 in 1903, 14 in 1902, 16 in 1901 and 52 in 1900. The figures for previous years
are contained in the annual reports for 1900 and 1901.
The deaths attributed to influenza in the Metropolis numbered 537 as compared
with 496 in 1911, 723 in 1910, 1,231 in 1909, 1,334 in 1908, 967 in 1907, 895 in 1906,
664 in 1905, 707 in 1904, 664 in 1903, 1,036 in 1902, 664 in 1901 and 1,950 in 1900.
The deaths were most numerous during the months of January, February,
March and December, and least during tha months of July and August.
TYPHUS FEVER.
For the first time in Shoreditch for over 20 years a case was certified as being
one of typhus fever. The patient was a man of 50 years of age, whose place of
residence was given as being at 13, Gifford Street. He was a commercial traveller
by occupation, but from information obtained had had very little employment
for some time previous to his illness. He was taken suddenly unwell on October
14th, the onset of symptoms being marked by a severe shivering fit. He was