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CASES OF ILLNESS REPORTED AS DUE TO INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
There were 780 cases reported as due to notifiable
infectious diseases in this Parish against 708 in the
previous year. There were also 414 cases that were not
notifiable under the Act, reported as due to infectious
diseases, against 40 in the previous year.
SMALL-POX.
No case was reported as due to small-pox, against
no case in the previous year.
CHICKEN-POX.
Ten cases of chicken-pox were reported against no
case in the previous year. The 10 cases reported last
year were treated at the homes of the patients. No death
was registered.
MEASLES.
Three hundred and fifty-seven cases were reported
as due to measles, against 11 cases in the previous year.
128 cases were not reported until after death, and in 229
cases the patients were suffering from the disease at the
time when the information was received. One case was
removed to the West London Hospital, thirteen cases were
removed to, or occurred at the Fulham Union Infirmary,
the remaining 343 cases were treated at the homes of the
patients. 128 deaths were registered. As this is not a
notifiable disease it is of no use my giving the mortality
rate on the cases reported as, no doubt, only a very small
proportion which occurred were reported to me.
NOTIFICATION OF MEASLES.
The Public Health Committee had during last year
under consideration the question of declaring Measles a
" dangerous infectious disease," under the provisions of
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and a recommendation
was sent up to your Vestry advising that you
should pass a resolution so as to bring the disease under