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These 436 cases represent infection in 335 different houses. In 375
instances the disinfection was performed by the Sanitary Authority,
and in the other cases by the householders to the satisfaction of their
medical attendant. A visit was paid to every house, and it was
ascertained that cases of infectious illness occurred in 13 houses
where there were "grave" sanitary defects, and in 31 where the
sanitary defects were "slight"
In arriving at these conclusions I have considered whether any
sanitary defect was of a nature which is generally held by health
officers to predispose to, or directly bring about, the particular
disease in question.
Thus, apart from the measures that have been taken to prevent
the spread of infectious illness, the notification of such illness was
the means during the year of bringing about a sanitary inspection of
335 premises.
Table B1 shows the number of cases, and of deaths, from the
Infectious Diseases notified during each year since the constitution
of the Borough; and Table B2 the cases of Infectious Diseases
notified during each month of the year 1907.
The Infectious Sickness Bate of the Borough, excluding the
notifications from Consumption, was 7 5 to each 1,000 of the population,
as against 5.0 for the preceding year. The rate in the
Northern Division was 5.1 while that in the Southern Division
was 9.8.
Year.
Infectious Sickness Rate.
Rate for London generally.
1901 7.9 8.9
1902 7.7 9.9
1903 3.7 6 0
1904 5.6 6.1
1905 6.6 7.0
1906 5.0 7.5
1907 7.5 8.6