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These 487 cases represent infection in 396 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 5 houses where
there were "grave" insanitary conditions. In 27 houses less
serious insanitary conditions were found.
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 396 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 1915.
The Infectious Sickness Rate of the Borough, excluding the
notifications from Consumption, Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, Acute
Polio-myelitis, Chicken-pox, and Ophthalmia, so as to make the
rate comparable with that of former years, was 7.0 to each 1,000
of the population, as against 8.3 for the preceding year. The rate
in the Northern Division was 5.2; while that in the Southern
Division was 7.9
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 3.4.
1911 4.4 5.3
1912 3.7 5.2
1913 4.6 6.7
1914 8.3 8.9
1915 7.0 8.3