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Measles.—The number of cases of measles and german measles
reported to the Public Health Department from various sources in
1937 was 399 as compared with 2,762 cases in 1936 and 64 in 1935.
The following table shows the number of cases reported in each
month of the year:—
No. of Cases
Month. Reported.
January 10
February 17
March 31
April 74
May 86
June 62
July 81
August 6
September 7
October 6
November 11
December 8
Total 399
Visits were paid by the Health Visitors to the homes of the
measles cases with a view to ensuring that the children were receiving
proper care and attention. The nurses of the Hackney District
Nursing Association paid 80 visits to 9 patients.
The number of cases removed to hospital was 148 as compared
with 524 in 1936 and 23 in 1935.
Two deaths from measles occurred in 1937 as compared with 45
in 1936 and 1 in 1935. The mortality rate per 1,000 inhabitants in
1937 was, therefore, 0.009, the rate for London being 0.01.
Influenza.—During 1937 there were 75 deaths in the Borough
from this disease.
This is an increase of 45 as compared with the number of deaths
from this cause registered during 1936. The annual mortality-rate
from influenza is 0.36 per 1,000 inhabitants as compared with 0.38
for London and 0.45 for England and Wales.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis.—The total number of deaths from
this cause was 31. Twenty-three of these deaths occurred among
infants under one year of age. The mortality-rate among children
under two years of age per 1,000 live births was 8.3 as compared
with 12.0 for London and 5.8 for England and Wales.