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These 545 cases represent infection in 444 different houses.
In all homes the disinfection was performed by the Sanitary
Authority. A visit was paid to every house, and it was ascertained
that cases of infectious illness occurred in 10 houses where
there were "grave" sanitary conditions.
In arriving at these conclusions, I have considered whether
any sanitary defect was of a nature which is generally believed
to predispose to 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 444 premises.
Table VII. shows the number of cases, and of deaths, from
the Infectious Diseases notified during each year since the constitution
of the Borough; and Table VIII. shows the cases of
Infectious Diseases notified during each month of the year 1914.
The Infectious Sickness Rate of the Borough, excluding the
notifications from Consumption, Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, Acute
Polio-myelitis, and Ophthalmia, so as to make the rate comparable
with that of former years, was 8.3 to each 1,000 of the population,
as against 4.6 for the preceding year. The rate in the Northern
Division was 5.7; while that in the Southern Division was 9.6.
Year. Infectious Sickness Rate. Rate for London generally.
1901 7.9 8.9
1902 7.8 9.9
1903 3.8 6.0
1904 5.7 6.1
1905 5.8 7.0
1906 5.1 7.5
1907 7.8 8.6
1908 5.8 7.4
1909 3.5 6.1
1910 3.6 4.5
1911 4.4 5.3
1912 3.7 5.2
1913 4.6 6.7
1914 8.3 8.9