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In 1906 Scarlet Fever was unusually prevalent not only in
Hampstead but generally throughout London. The disease,
however, was exceptionally mild; although the number of cases
notified in 1906 was more than double the number in 1905, the fatal
cases were less. The deaths from Scarlet Fever in 1906 were
5 only, as compared with 6 in the previous year. The number of
cases and the number of deaths per 1000 of the population were
4.30 and 0.06 respectively, and the case mortality, or percentage of
deaths to cases, was 1.3. The corresponding figures in 1905 were
1.93, 0.07, and 3.8 respectively. It is evident, therefore, that in 1906
the disease was more prevalent but less fatal than in 1905.
Of the cases notified, 334, or 87 per cent., were removed to
hospital. The corresponding percentage in 1905 was 78.
The sanitary condition of every house in which a case of
Scarlet Fever occurred was thoroughly investigated, and the
following defects were discovered:—
Drains defective 75
Soil pipes defective 48
Water supplies defective 57
Other defects 108
The following table shows the number of cases occurring each
month in the various Wards:—