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The deaths from measles in London numbered 1,570, as compared with 1,799
in 1912, 2,570 in 1911, 1,980 in 1910 and 2,321 in 1909, the death-rate being 0.34, as
compared with 0.39 in 1912, 0.57 in 1911, 0.40 in 1910 and 0.48 in 1909.
WHOOPING COUGH.
The deaths from whooping cough numbered 28, 13 of males and 15 of females.
Of these 11 were of infants aged under 1 year and 17 of children aged between 1 and
5 years. Deaths were fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. There were
none during the month of June. The whooping cough death-rate was 0.25 per
1,000 population, as compared with 0.38 in 1912, 0.29 in 1911, 0.39 in 1910 and 0 64
in 1909. The death-rate was considerably below the average for recent years. The
rate was highest in Hoxton and lowest in Whitmore being 0.36 in the former and
0.10 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 1913. Some 19
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 800, the death-rate
being 0.17 per 1,000 population.
INFLUENZA.
The deaths attributed to influenza numbered 22, as compared with 12 in 1912,
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 863 as compared
with 537 in 1912, 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 1901, 661 in 1903, 1,036 in 1902, 664 in 1901 and
1,950 in 1900.
The deaths were most numerous during the months of March, April and
December. No deaths were registered in Shoreditch during the months of June,
July and August.
TYPHUS FEVER.
In the report for the year 1912 a case which may have been one of typhus
fever was mentioned. Another case came under observation during the year under