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96
Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
to hospital. No deaths were recorded during the year
from this disease amongst parishioners.
Diphtheria and
Membranous
Croup.
Prom this disease, 24 notifications were
received, compared with the 11 during the
preceding year. Diphtheria, however, appears
to have been prevalent throughout the metropolis.
Thirteen cases were removed to hospital, where one
death occurred.
Erysipelas.
Fifteen notifications of this disease were
received, compared with twelve in the preceding
year. No deaths were recorded.
Enteric.
Three cases of Enteric came to notice during
the year, and two were removed to hospital.
Disinfection
Fifty-nine premises were disinfected during
the year by the sanitary staff.
Mortuary.
Four bodies were removed to the public
mortuary.
Sanitary
Operations.
Details of the Sanitary operations of the
year are set out in Table XIII. of the combined
report.
One hundred and seventy-four premises were inspected
during the year, and 116 notices served to
remedy sanitary defects.
C. de LISLE BROCK,
Medical Officer of Health for Tooting.