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17 were of infants under one year, one of a child aged from one to two years, and
one of a person aged between 25 and 35 years. Excluding deaths from enteritis
the death-rate was 0.13 per 1,000 population ; including such deaths in children
under two years the mortality was at the rate of 0.30 per 1,000 population. The
deaths from diarrhoea amongst infants under one year were at the rate of 4.9 per
1,000 births ; including deaths from enteritis under one year this rate was increased
to 10.9 per 1,000 births.
Enquiries were made with a view to the prevention of the spread of infection,
but hardly any cases came under observation. The disease was much less
prevalent than usual.
The deaths from diarrhoea and enteritis in children under two years in the
Metropolis numbered 936 the death-rate being 0.20 per 1,000 population, or 10.2 per
1,000 births.
MEASLES.
The deaths numbered 23 as compared with 84 in 1922, 18 in 1921, 50 in 1920,
12 in 1919, 72 in 1918, 139 in 1917, 33 in 1916 and 67 in 1915, being below the average
for recent years. Nine were of males, and fourteen females, and they were all amongst
children under five years. The death-rate was 0.21 per 1,000 as compared with
0.81 in 1922, 0.17 in 1921, 0.49 in 1920, 0.12 in 1919, 0.82 in 1918, 1.57 in 1917 and
0.33 in 1916. Most of the deaths took place during the last month of the year.
Some 38 cases were nursed under arrangement with the District Nursing Association
in connection with which 418 visits were made by the nurses. Of the cases so nursed
two terminated fatally.
The deaths from measles in London numbered 367, as compared with 1,559
in 1922, 241 in 1921, 1,026 in 1920 and 1,359 in 1919. The death.rate for the year
was 0.08 per 1,000 population.
WHOOPING COUGH.
There were 10 deaths from this disease as compared with 27 in 1922, 19 in 1921,
12 in 1920, 2 in 1919, 93 in 1918, 20 in 1917 and 35 in 1916. All the deaths during
1923 were of children under five years. The death-rate was 0.09 per 1,000 population.
The deaths in the Metropolis numbered 425 the rate being 0.09 per 1,000 population.
INFLUENZA.
The deaths attributed to influenza numbered 14, five of which were amongst
males. They mostly occurred during the period extending from the middle of
February to the middle of April. The mortality was heaviest in the second week
of March.
The deaths during recent years are given in the report for last year.
TYPHUS FEVER.
There is no reason for believing that any cases occurred in Shoreditch, nor
were any notified elsewhere in the Metropolis.