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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Erysipelas.
143 cases were notified (26 in Clapham, three in Putney, 30 in
Streatham, 33 in Tooting and 51 in Wandsworth).
Measles and German Measles.
2,041 cases of measles were notified (236 in Clapham, 19 in
Putney, 828 in Streatham, 638 in Tooting and 320 in Wandsworth).
Forty-six of the cases were of infants under one year of age,
826 from one and under five years, 1,120 from five and under
15 years, 27 from 15 and under 25 years, 18 from 25 and under
45 years, and four from 45 and under 65 years.
Twenty-eight of the cases were removed to the Metropolitan
Asylums Board's hospitals on account of insufficient accommodation
at home.
234 cases of German Measles were also notified (43 in Clapham,
17 in Putney, 69 in Streatham, 26 in Tooting, and .79 in Wandsworth).
Seven of the cases were of infants under one year of age, 40
from one and under five years, 141 from five and under 15 years,
26 from 15 and under 25 years, 16 from 25 and under 45 years,
and four from 45 and under 65 years.
During the year 1,474 visits were made in cases of these diseases
1871 Clapham, 27 in Putney, 585 in Streatham, 432 in Tooting
and 243 in Wandsworth.
The total number of premises disinfected was 1,472, (166 in
Clapham, 12 in Putney, 592 in Streatham, 470 in Tooting, and
232 in Wandsworth).
Table XLIV. shows the number of cases of infectious diseases
notified by the teachers of the elementary schools in the Borough.