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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
26 of the deaths were of infants under one year, 38 of children,
from one to five years, and three from five to 15 years.
The death-rate was 19 per 1,000, compared with 18 in 1908,.
and 25 for the whole of London in 1909.
This disease was slightly more fatal in London and in this
Borough in the year 1909 than in the previous year. In the subdistricts
of Clapham and Wandsworth it was slightly more prevalent
than in the other sub-districts.
The number of cases notified from schools was 538, compared
with 612 in 1908, 255 of these being from schools in the
sub-district of Wandsworth, and the schools chiefly affected in
that sub-district were Southfield, Wandle, St. Faith's and'
Waldron Road.
There were also 111 cases notified from schools in Clapham,.
the schools chiefly affected having been Haselrigge Road, Telferscot
Road and Bonneville Road.
In Putney the school chiefly affected was St. Mary's, and in
Streatham Mitcham Lane and St. Andrew's.
The greatest mortality from Measles and Whooping Cough
occurs among children under five years of age. Of the 175 deathsthat
occurred from these diseases, 163 or 93 per cent, were deaths
of children under five years.
Other Diseases Notified from Schools.
In addition to the 1,670 cases of Measles and 538 of Whooping
Cough notified by the teachers of elementary schools, there
were also notified 899 cases of Chicken-pox, 645 of Mumps, and
590 of Ringworm.
No action is at present taken by the Sanitary Authority after
notification of these diseases, although during the prevalence of
Small-pox cases of Chicken-pox were visited.