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62 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Four of the cases occurred in Clapham, one in Putney, three in
Streatham, one in Tooting, and five in Wandsworth.
Five of the cases, or 35.7 per cent. were fatal, two in Clapham
and three in Streatham.
One of the cases was removed to the Union Infirmary where
death occurred.
The death-rate was .018 per 1,000, compared with .024 in 1903.
Erysipelas.
267 cases of this disease were notified and 13 deaths occurred.
200 of the cases and 12 of the deaths were in adults over 25 years of
age.
The number of notifications in 1903 was 232, and of deaths five.
Measles.
The total number of deaths registered as due to Measles was 104,
51 of males and 53 of females. 23 of the deaths occurred in
Clapham, none in Putney, 23 in Streatham, nine in Tooting, and 49
in Wandsworth.
The number of deaths is five less than last year, but 5.1 above
the decennial average.
21 of the deaths were of infants under one year, 75 of children
from one to five years, seven from five to 15 years, and one over 15
years.
The death-rate for the year was .39 per 1,000, compared with .43
in 1903 and .39 in 1902.
The death-rate for the whole of London for the year was .49,
as compared with .44 in 1903.
During the year 1,534 visits were made by the Sanitary
Inspectors in cases of Measles, 299 in Clapham, 46 in Putney, 402 in