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92 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
20 of the deaths were of infants under one year, 40 from one
to five years, and eight from five to 15 years; 88 per cent, of the
deaths having occurred under five years of age.
The death-rate was '21 per 1,000, compared with 21 in 1906,
'31 in 1905, and -38 in 1904.
The death-rate for the whole of London was 37, compared
with 40 in 1906, for England and Wales 35, and for the 76
Great Towns 42 per 1,000.
During the year, 1,149 visits were made by the Sanitary
Inspectors in cases of Measles, 229 in Clapham, 150 in Putney,
,251 in Streatham, 240 in Tooting, and 279 in Wandsworth.
The next Table shows the number of premises disinfected
after Measles in each sub-district for each month of the year.
The total number of premises disinfected was 955 (171 in
Clapham, 105 in Putney, 235 in Streatham, 211 in Tooting, and
233 in Wandsworth), compared with 902 in 1906, 798 in 1905, and
1,115 in 1904.
The greatest number of disinfections was carried out in June,
this being due to outbreaks in Streatham and Tooting. The
greatest number of cases occurred in April, May, June and July.
In the last five months of the year the number of disinfections
was small as there were very few cases in any part of the
Borough with the exception of Clapham.