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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Six of the cases were of infants under one year, 14 from one
and under five years, 26 from five and under 15 years, 26 from 15
and under 25 years, 80 from 25 and under 45 years, 35 from 45 and
under 65 years, and 11 over 65 years.
213 notifications of cases of Acute Primary Pneumonia were
received (34 in Clapham, 14 in Putney, 39 in Streatham, 28 in Tooting
and 98 in Wandsworth).
13 of the cases were infants under one year, 36 from one and
under five years, 21 from five and under 15 years, 25 from 15 and
under 25 years, 50 from 25 and under 45 years, 47 from 45 and
under 65 years, and 21 over 65 years.
All the cases were visited, and when requested by the medical
attendant or househoulder disinfected by the sanitary staff of the
Council.
Malaria.
207 cases were notified (18 in Clapham, 23 in Putney, 32 in
Streatham, 41 in Tooting, and 93 in Wandsworth). All of the cases
but two were males.
No case was notified in which the disease was contracted within
the Borough.
Of 196 cases in which definite information could be obtained
104 contracted the disease in Salonica, 21 in Palestine, 18 in Egypt,
16 in Mesopotamia, 10 in Macedonia, nine in East Africa, nine in
India, and seven in other parts.
Of the two females, one, a soldier's wife, contracted the disease
in India, and the other, a nurse, contracted it in Salonica.
Every case notified was visited to ascertain that proper
treatment was being given and any cases where the patients were
not having proper medical attention were advised to attend at a
military or other hospital.
There was no spread of infection among the civil population.