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SCARLET FEVER.
During 1909, in the Borough of Lambeth, 1164 cases ot
Scarlet Fever were notified, and 27 deaths registered, giving
a case-mortality of 2.3 per cent.—2.1 for the Inner, and 2.5
for the Outer Districts. In 1908, there were 1428 cases
notified and 42 deaths registered, i.e., a case-mortality of
2.9^ per cent.—3.5 for the Inner, and 2.5 for the Outer Districts.
The annual averages for 10 years (1891-1900) in the
old Parish of Lambeth are (1) notified cases 1331.3, and (2)
deaths 53.6.
Of the 1164 persons notified in the Borough of Lambeth
during 1909, 1088* (i.e., 93.5 per cent.) were removed' to
Hospital, and of these 25 died (i.e., 2.3 per cent.), whereas
76 (i.e., 6.5 per cent.) were treated at home, and of these
2 died' (i.e., 2.6 per cent.)
The attack-rate and death-rate of Scarlet Fever per 1000
of the population have been steadily decreasing during the
last few years in Lambeth Parish, and are below the average
during 1909 in the Borough—a satisfactory condition of
things, which seems to point to the value of isolation (following
notification) as an important preventive measure in
this disease.
The age and sex incidence and mortality for the 1164
Scarlet Fever cases notified in Lambeth Borough during 1909
are as follow:—
*Of the 1088 cases of Scarlet Fever removed to Hospital, 58 proved at
Hospital not to be suffering from that disease, including 16 cases connected
with an outbreak of suspected Scarlet Fever which occurred at the Licensed
Victuallers' Schools (Upper Kennington Lane). The cases were removed
to Hospital, and the schools closed for disinfection and cleansing. After
further observation, the Hospital Authorities came to the conclusion that
the disease was not really Scarlet Fever, but atypical rubella. The outbreak
occurred during June.