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SCARLET FEVER
Has caused 10 deaths, being equal to a mortality rate of 0.08
per 1000 living, as compared with 13 deaths and a death-rate of
0.11 for the previous year.
Of the 10 deaths, 5 died in the Borough Isolation Hospital,
and 5 at the houses of the patients.
MEASLES.
Caused 56 deaths, or a death-rate of 0.46 per 1000, as against
36 deaths and a death-rate of 0.32 for the previous year.
Measles is not a notifiable disease in this Borough, but the
School Attendance Officers and Head Teachers forward particulars
of all children detained from school in consequence of Measles, and
during the year I have been informed of some 1260 cases.
This like Whooping Cough is considered very lightly by
parents, with the result that it has a high Mortality.
It has been necessary to close the Infants' Departments of
Castle Street and Bessborough Road Schools for a period of 21
days each, in consequence of outbreaks of this disease during
the year.
The control of Measles is exceedingly difficult. It is
extremely infectious, and able to be communicated to others
even before the rash makes its appearance. For this reason it is
impossible to isolate so as to prevent its spread amongst the
rest of the family or in a school. Most children of public school
class contract Measles during the early stage of school life.
WHOOPING COUGH.
There were 24 deaths due to this disease, being equal to a
death rate of 0.19, as compared with 38 deaths and a death rate of
0.34 per 1,000 living for the previous year.
The Death Rate of England and Wales from this disease for
1904 was 034, the 76 Great Towns 0.40, and the 142 Small Towns
0.35.