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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The death-rate was .26 per 1,000, compared with -i8 in 1904, and
with '32 for the whole of London.
There was a very large increase in the number of cases notified
from the elementary schools, 576 having been notified, compared with
.163 in 1904, and 428 in 1903.
With regard to both Measles and Whooping Cough the greatest
number of deaths occur under five years of age. From these two
diseases out of a total of 164 deaths, 156 or 95 per cent., occurred in
children under five years of age.
The order of the London County Council with regard to Measles
should in my opinion, be extended to Whooping Cough also. It is
quite a common experience to see children suffering from this disease
playing in public places, and the extension of the order to this disease
would effectually put a stop to this dangerous condition of things.
Epidemic Influenza.
41 deaths were caused by Influenza, 22 of Males and 19 of
females, a decrease of 16 compared with 1904, and of 53 2 compared
with the corrected decennial average.
Seven of the deaths occurred in Clapham, four in Putney, 18 in
Streatham, five in Tooting, and seven in Wandsworth.
The death-rate was .14 per 1,000, compared with '22 in 1904,
.15 in 1903, and '38 in 1902.
17 of these deaths were of persons from 25 to 65, and 18 of
persons over 65 years of age.
Diarrhoea.
The total number of deaths from Diarrhoea and Zymotic Enteritis
was 137, compared with 208 in 1904 and 96 in 1903. There is thus a
considerable decrease compared with the previous years, and there is
also a decrease of 53-4 compared with the corrected decennial average.
24 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, two in Putney, 22 in
.Streatham, 32 in Tooting, and 57 in Wandsworth. There was a