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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
47 per cent. were at school; in Putney 25 out of 66, or 38 per
cent.; in Streatham 144 out of 270, or 53.3 per cent.; in Tooting
94 out of 218, or 43.1 per cent.; and in Wandsworth 260 out of
446, or 56.1 per cent.
The percentage in Tooting is lower for two reasons than it
is in reality, one being that a number of children in Tooting attend
schools in Balham, and the other that 21 cases were notified from
the Fever Hospitals and the Tooting Bec Asylum.
The two schools chiefly affected in Clapham were Old Town
and St. Andrew's Street, 18 cases having occurred among scholarsattending
the former and 26 the latter. 19 of the cases in St.
Andrew's Street school occurred in September, October and
November, but on visiting the school I was satisfied that everything
possible was being done to prevent the spread of the disease.
The names and addresses of all absentees were noted and their
homes visited and, as a result of the measures taken, no cases
occurred in December.
In Streatham, Broadwater Road and Smallwood Road schools
were chiefly affected, and in both the cases chiefly occurred in the
last four months of the year.
In Tooting, Ensham Street, Tooting Graveney, and Sellin
court Road schools had the largest number of cases, and in the
first-mentioned 12 cases occurred in the month of November
These were due chiefly to unrecognised cases.
In Wandsworth, Scarlet Fever was most prevalent at Swaffield
Road school, 49 cases having been notified during the year.
These cases occurred in every month, but the greatest number was
notified in October. The reason for this increase was that of 13
cases notified in that month, six were in one house, and 10 in the
same street.
In St. Faith's school out of 18 cases, 12 occurred in January
these having been due to unrecognised cases.