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and 56 over 5 years of age. The rate per 1,000 population was
0-98, compared with 1.23 in London.
There were two deaths, one over and one under 5 years of
age.
Puerperal Fever.
57. There were 5 cases of Puerperal Fever notified, compared
with 3, 3, and 7 in the three preceding years. There
were only two deaths compared with 7 in 1898.
Three cases were attended by midwives.
Measles.
58. There were 3 deaths from Measles compared with 3
and 59 in the two preceding years. The smallest number
before that since 1888 was 19 in 1892. Plumstead had the
lowest death-rate from Measles of all the.London Sanitary
areas, viz.: 0.05 per 1,000; London was 0.47.
59. I received 52 notifications of children kept from school
for Measles; 15 being from Eglinton Road School; 12 from
Burrage Grove, and 10 from Earl Street.
Four other schools notified smaller numbers of cases, but no
notifications were received from Conway Road, Purrett Eoad,
or the Slade Schools. In 1898, 609 notifications were received.
60. Steps were taken for the closure of the following classes
of Infant Departments on account of Measles:—Classes 3 and
4, at Eglinton Road, on July 14th and 18th; Classes 5 and 6,
at Eglinton Road, on July 11th (81 children out of 262 were
absent on account of Measles); Class rooms D, E, F and G, of
Burrage Grove, on December 22nd (36 had Measles out of
201); and Class 6, at Vicarage Road, on December 23rd (8 had
Measles out of 61).