View report page

32
These measures have now been in force in Woolwich for
more than 10 years, and have no doubt had a large share in the
reduction of the measles death-rate, which in the last twelve
years was only one-half what it was in the period 1890 to
1900.
WHOOPING-COUGH.
34. There were 28 deaths from whooping-cough, compared
with 15, 25 and 6, in the three preceding years. The
death-rate was 0.23, compared with 0.20 and 0.05 in the two
preceding years, and 0.22 in the County of London.
The following table gives the deaths and death-rates per
1,000 population since the Borough was formed, compared with London.
439 cases were notified by school teachers, compared with
361,377, and 41, in the three previous years. 97 were under
five years of age, 332 between five and ten, and 10 over ten.
An order was issued by the Local Government Board
giving permission to the Asylums Board to admit to their
hospitals children under 14 suffering from whooping-cough,
on the recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health.
No cases were admitted during the year.
Instructions printed on cards are left at houses where cases
are notified by school teachers. The instructions were printed
in the Annual Report for 1910.