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notifiable diseases," and similar remarks apply to Scarlet Fever
for practically the whole of the year. For the first two months
Diphtheria is seen to clearly predominate; during March and
April a reduction is apparent in both Diphtheria and Scarlet
Fever; May, June, July and August are then marked by a
succession of rises and falls in both diseases. During September,
October, November and December, Diphtheria maintains a low
record, and Scarlet Fever clearly ascends. The Typhoid line
will also be seen to be above the rest of the year during these
months.
In accordance with the requirements of the Local Government
Board, Table XXIV. officially known as "Table B," is introduced
and is intended to indicate the distribution of infectious sickness
amongst persons under and above the age of five years and also
its prevalence in localities and institutions of known population.
In the absence of the latter information it is impossible to
arrange this table according to the eight Sanitary Districts, but
in the re-arrangement of the Census Sub-areas next year, this
difficulty may perhaps be overcome. The Table therefore deals
with the Registrar's Sub-Districts of East Battersea, West
Battersea (excluding Public Institutions,) the Wandsworth and
Clapham Union Infirmary, the latter being credited only with
those cases which were actually developed in the institution, the
Bolingbroke Hospital, Westminster Union School, Royal
Masonic School for Girls, and the Emanuel School, wherein
the cases were distributed as follows:—
East Battersea 838
West Battersea (excluding Institutions) 852
Wandsworth and Clapham Union
Infirmary 5
Bolingbroke Hospital 1
Westminster Union School 1
Royal Masonic School 4
Emanuel School 1
Total 1,702