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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
21 of the deaths were of infants under one year, 78 from one
to five years, and nine from five to 15 years; 91.6 per cent. of the
deaths having; occurred under five years of age.
The death-rate was .31 per 1,000, compared with .14 in 1908,
.21 in 1907, .21 in 1906, and .31 in 1905.
The death-rate for the whole of London was .48, compared
with .31 in 1908, for England and Wales .35, and for the 76
Great Towns .47 per 1,000.
During the year 1,556 visits were made by the Sanitary
Inspectors in cases of Measles, 212 in Clapham, 112 in Putney,
388 in Streatham, 367 in Tooting, and 477 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 1,012 (144 in
Clapham, 53 in Putney, 241 in Streatham, 208 in Tooting, and
366 in Wandsworth), compared with 884 in 1908, 955 in 1907,
902 in 1906, 798 in 1905, and 1,115in 1904.
The greatest number of disinfections was carried out in
March and April, this being due to outbreaks in Tooting and
Wandsworth. The greatest number of cases occurred in January,
March, April and June. In August, September, October, November
and December the number of disinfections was small as there
were very few cases in any part of the Borough.