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MEASLES.
There were 25 deaths during the year, giving a death-rate of
22 per 1,000 of the population.
The 25 deaths occurred in the months stated:—
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec.
4 5 6 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 1
18 deaths occurred in children under five years of age, i.e.,
in children who do not attend school, and 6 between five and
fifteen years. One death occurred aged 23 years—female.
The Health Visiitors paid 1,471 visits to these cases, and 19
other visits to cases of German Measles.
2,015 cases of Measles and 189 of German Measles were
notified. 3 cases were nursed by nurses from the Essex County
Nursing Association.
WHOOPING COUGH.
There were 13 deaths during the year, giving a death-rate of
.11 per 1,000 of the population.
6 of these deaths occurred in children under one year of age,
2 in those between one and two years, and 5 between two and
five years.
The Health Visitors paid 127 visits to these cases.
DIARRHCEA AND ENTERITIS.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis caused 21 deaths, 19 of which were
of infants under one year of age, and 2 between 1 and 2 years.
Of these, 7 died at the following Hospitals:—Queen's Hospital,
2; St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow, 1; East London Hospital,
Shadwell, 1; Forest Gate Sick Home, 1; Children's Hospital,
Great Ormond Street, 1; and Queen Mary's Hospital, 1.
Our death-rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under two years
was 10.9 per 1,000 births.