London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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The deaths from Measles and Whooping Cough since 1889 onwards were as follows :—

188918901891189218931894 1895189618971898
Measles4014128393 87191939
Whooping Cough5416323425 15372124
189919001901190219031904 1905190619071908
Measles32343145255 35393136
WhoopingCough335426233433 3218762

The following figures are supplied by Mr. Jones, and show the
number of children away from school during the year owing to
Measles and Whooping Cough:—

TABLE XX.

Sickness Return, from January, 1908, to December, 1908.

Month EndingMeasles.Whooping Cough.Total.
January563389
February73946
March623395
April (Easter Holiday—1 week)38841429
May (Whitsun Holiday—1 week)71370783
June55542597
July1,238721,310
August (Midsummer Holiday—4 weeks)
September4288130
October146781
November78087
December (Christmas Holiday—2 weeks)26119145
Total3,1086843,792

The numbers for each month are the sum of the weekly returns, and
therefore represent nearly four-fold the actual number affected.