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Sub-district of Putney and Roehampton.
in the combined report of the District for that year a
striking increase is shown in the chart indicating the prevalence
of infectious disease for the same period of the
year, in respect of both Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
Three deaths resulted from the 68 cases notified and these
all occurred among the patients removed to hospital. 43 of
the cases were removed to hospital, equal to 63 per cent.
of the total number. The case mortality was 4 per cent.,
a very much higher mortality than during the previous
year. It is, however, fair to add that one of the fatal
cases registered as occurring from Scarlet Fever was also
complicated with Diphtheria. The mortality per 1,000 of
the population was .1 arising from this disease.
Typhoid Fever.
Thirteen notifications were received under
this heading. During the spring and summer
months as usual there was very little disease of this
character. One of the cases ended fatally, which is equivalent
to a case mortality of 7 per cent. and per 1,000 of
the population the mortality was .04. The sanitary condition
of all the houses in which cases occurred was
examined and defects were discovered in four of them.
Measles and
Whooping Cough.
I am glad to be able to report that the
mortality attending these two diseases was
very small compared with the preceding year. No
deaths arose from Measles and only seven from Whooping
Cough, which is equal to .3 per 1,000 of the population.
Small Pox.
One case of Small Pox was imported into the
sub-district. It was the case of a young man
who had just returned from India and had evidently contracted
the disease on his way home. He was removed to
hospital and the necessary disinfection was carried out.
No further case was reported.
Puerperal
Fever.
Two cases were notified, both ended in recovery.