[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)] page 90

Wandsworth 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Table: It will be seen from the general tenor of the replies that they furnish corroboration of the views we have had the honour of expressing in our report of the 9th May, 1891. June 10 th, 1891.

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It will be seen from the general tenor of the replies that they furnish corroboration of the views we have had the honour of expressing in our report of the 9th May, 1891. June 10 th, 1891.

Name of Authority.	Under what circumstances was the notification of Measles adopted in your District,—whether on general grounds or in consequence of an epidemic.	Have you any means of isolation?	What has been your experience of such adoption?
COLCHESTER	Being the only means of opposing its invasion and spread.	Yes, an infectious hospital.	Satisfactory. Epidemics not so severe and chance of being nipped in the bud.
CROYDON UNION.	On general grounds	Yes, a hospital for infectious diseases provided by the Guardians in the Workhouse grounds.	Medical Officer has not yet formed any opinion.
DARLINGTON	Advice of two Medical Councillors.	No.	No use in checking disease. Authority will probably try to get rid of disease from list to be notified.
DEVIZES	On general grounds.	Borough Hospital for infectious diseases.	The Council included measles in the list of diseases to be notified upon the recommendation of the Wilts County Council. This came into operation at the beginning of this year. A case of measles was brought to this town from Bristol. The case was immediately isolated at the hospital, but the patient had been teaching at a Sunday School the day previously. Twelve days after three children who were in his class at the Sunday School sickened. In the meantime they had attended another day school. The children at the day school one after another sickened and very soon we had the whole town affected. Altogether I have had between 700 and 800 cases reported. I should say the hospital was used for the earliest cases. At the present time my opinion is that the adoption has not proved of any service in the case of measles.
KIDDERMINSTER.	On general grounds and advice of Medical Officer after Committee had had a meeting of all medical men of the town.	No.	Not the means of preventing spread of disease,— gave more control over it and in the opinion of the Medical Officer the means of saving many lives.