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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1934.
The percentage of children vaccinated to total births was
54.3—in Clapham, 54.0; in Putney, 60.5; in Balham, 53.1;
in Streatham, 54.4; in Tooting, 36.9; in Southfield, 57.5; and
in Springfield, 66.9. This percentage is 1.0 lower than that
recorded last year.
Diphtheria.
552 cases occurred, compared with 409 in 1933; 323 in 1932;
and 393 in 1931. The number of deaths was 21, compared with
13 in 1933, 16 in 1932 and 17 in 1931. The death-rate for 1934
was .06 and the case mortality was 3.8 per cent.
The rate per 1,000 of population was 1.59; 1.86 in
Clapham; 1.62 in Putney; 1.09 in Balham; 1.15 in Streatham;
2.09 in Tooting; and 1.83 in Wandsworth.
Of the 552 cases, 547 or 99 per cent., were removed to
hospital and no difficulty was experienced in having cases
removed promptly.
The Medical Officers of the London County Council made
inspections of the Bonneville Road, Cavendish Road, Clapham
Parochial, Haselrigge Road and New Park Road Schools in
Clapham; Convent of the Sacred Heart Elementary, Roehampton,
Huntingfield Road, Putney Church of England, Felsham Road,
and Putney Roman Catholic, Clarendon Road Schools in Putney;
Broadwater Road, Fircroft Road, Oldridge Road and Smallwood
Road Schools in Balham; Eardley Road, Mitcham Lane and
Woodmansterne Road Schools in Streatham; Hillbrook Road,
Sellincourt Road and Tooting Graveney Schools in Tooting;
and All Saints', Brandlehow Road, Frogmore, Physically Defective,
Garratt Lane, Magdalen Road, Swaffield Road, Waldron
Road, Wandle, Warple Way and West Hill Schools in Wandsworth.
Swabs were taken from the throats of some of the children
examined. As the result of this swabbing 10 cases were found
to be positive. All the cases were swabbed again and not readmitted
to school until a negative result was obtained. Every
positive or suspicious case was visited and all necessary precautions
taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
During the year 44 tubes of anti-toxin were issued to medical
practitioners for use in cases of Diphtheria.