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In 1913 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. Two 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.
It is satisfactory to note a further great reduction in the
mortality of this disease in the five years during which this
practice has been in force.
SCARLET FEVER.
30. There were 581 cases of scarlet fever notified (deducting
20 cases of mistaken diagnosis), equivalent to a rate of 4.31
per 1,000 population, compared with 5.46 in 1914.
31. The following table shows the case.rates of scarlet
fever in the Borough and each Registration District during
the past fifteen years, compared with London :—

32. Table III. gives the age distribution, the number in each
parish, and the number removed to hospital. East Plumstead
was most affected.