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It will be seen from the above table that the
actual number of deaths from these zymotic diseases
last year was, with the exception of scarlet fever,
below the average number registered in 10 years,
CASES OF ILLNESS REPORTED AS DUE TO
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
There were, omitting phthisis, 683 cases reported
as due to notifiable infectious diseases in this Borough
against 911 in the previous year. The number of
cases of phthisis voluntarily notified was 118. There
were also reported 430 cases of infectious diseases
that were not notifiable, against 1073 in the previous
year, 113 of these were chicken-pox 161 measles, and
156 whooping cough.
SMALL-POX.
No case of small-pox was notified in the Borough
last year, against no case in the previous year.
CHICKEN-POX.
One hundred and thirteen cases of chicken-pox
were reported, against 198 cases in the previous year.
The 113 cases reported last year were treated at the
homes of the patients. No death was registered.
MEASLES.
One hundred and sixty-one cases were reported as
due to measles, against 538 cases in the previous year.
Fourteen 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 proportion of the cases which occurred were known
of by me. Owing to the stringent instructions of the
Educational Department of the London County
Council most of the cases as usual occurring among
pupils at the schools of the London County Council