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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In Streatham the total number of cases was 108 less than in
1907. The maximum number of cases was notified in January
and the minimum in April, June and August.
In Tooting, although the number of cases notified per 1,000
of population is still high, yet compared with the previous year
there has been a marked reduction. In 1907, 318 cases were
notified, 47 of these occurring in Institutions, while in 1908 only
218, 21 in Institutions, were notified.
The rate of notified cases per 1,000 of population was 6.52,
compared with 9.80 in 1907, and if the cases in Institutions are
deducted, 6.3, compared with 8.6.
The maximum number of cases in Tooting occurred in
October, and the minimum in March.
In Wandsworth, Scarlet Fever was more prevalent than in
the two previous years, the rate per 1,000 having been 4/45, compared
with 3.66 and 3.7. The maximum number of cases occurred
in January, and the minimum in July.
In the Borough the maximum number of cases was notified
in January, and the minimum in June and July.
As in previous years the prevalence of the disease was due
very largely to its mild nature, and consequent unrecognised cases,
and this was specially the case in Tooting and Wandsworth.
There was no special outbreak in any part of the Borough
during the year, but in Tooting and Wandsworth infection at
school played a considerable part.
This was to a certain extent the case in Clapham, as will be
noted later in the Report when dealing with Scarlet Fever and
schools.
The following Table shows the number of cases notified in
each sub-district during each month of the year 1908, and for the
whole year.