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Puerperal Fever.—During the year 8 notifications were
received under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. One case
was certified twice, so that there were but 7 cases, as against 10
and 18 for the two previous years, and only two deaths were
registered during the year, whilst 6 deaths were recorded during
the year 1897.
Measles is not a notifiable disease under the Public Health
(London), Act, 1891, therefore it is impossible to ascertain the
number of cases which occurred in the District. An epidemic
broke out in the District in the early part of the year, in the month
of February there were no less than 155 children out of 323 absent
from the Infants' department of the Mantle Road Board School;
and on February 19th, I reported the circumstance to the Medical
Officer of the Local Government Board, the Medical Officer ot
the London County Council, and the Medical Officer of the
London School Board, and, in accordance with Rule 88 of the
Code of Regulations for Day Schools, the following notice was
served on the Managers : —
" As members of the Sanitary Authority, acting on the advice
of the Medical Officer of Health, and with a view to prevent the
spread of Measles, we give notice to the Authorities to close the
Infants Department of the Mantle Road Board School for a
period of 14 days.
(Signed) ALEX. ANDERSON,
Chairman of Sanitary Sub-Committee.
SAMUEL LEWES (Knt.)."
I am pleased to say that through the courtesy of Professor
Smith, the Medical Officer of the London School Board, the
matter was expedited.