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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Erysipelas.
157 cases were notified (19 in Clapham, 11 in Putney, 47 in
Streatham, 35 in Tooting and 45 in Wandsworth), and five deaths
occurred, (two in Tooting and three in Wandsworth).
Measles.
In November, 1915, the Local Government Board issued
an Order for the compulsory notification of Measles and German
Measles throughout England and Wales, and this Order was to
come into operation on the 1st January, 1916.
During the year, 1,930 cases of Measles were notified (510 in
Clapham, 118 in Putney, 422 in Streatham, 423 in Tooting and
457 in Wandsworth), and 22 deaths occurred, (seven in Clapham,
three in Putnev, three in Streatham, four in Tooting and five in
Wandsworth).
Seven of the deaths were of infants under one year of age,
seven from one and under two years, seven from two and under
five years and one from five and under 15 years.
The death-rate per 1,000 of population was .07.
1,649 cases of German Measles were also notified, (236 in Clapham,
95 in Putney, 692 in Streatham, 160 in Tooting and 466 in
Wandsworth), and one death was registered as being due to this
disease.
During the year 3,804 visits were made in cases of these diseases,
767 in Clapham, 228 in Putney, 1,341 in Streatham, 372 in Tooting
and 1,096 in Wandsworth.
The total number of premises disinfected was 1,398, (357 in
Clapham, 77 in Putney, 359 in Streatham, 227 in Tooting, and
378 in Wandsworth).
Table XVIII. shows the number of cases of notifiable and nonnotifiable
diseases notified by the teachers of the elementary schools
in the Borough.