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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Of the total number of cases of Diphtheria, six or 1.2 per
cent, occurred among children under one year, 146 or 28.6 per cent,
among children from one to five years, 276 or 54.1 per cent, from
five to 15 years, 43 or 8.4 per cent. from 15 to 25 years, and 39
or 77 per cent. from 25 to 65 years. Compared with the previous
year there has been an increase at five to 15 years, and at 25 to
65 years.
Of the 428 cases of Diphtheria removed to Hospital 42 were
reported not to have suffered from Diphtheria.
Return Cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
52 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred after the return of cases
from the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, compared
with 40 in 1910, 46 in 1909, 57 in 1908, and 41 in 1907.
There were also two cases of Diphtheria, compared with onein
1910, four in 1909, 17 in 1908, and one in 1907.
12 of the return cases occurred in Clapham, two in Putney,
eight in Streatham, eight in Tooting, and 22 in Wandsworth.
One of the return cases of Diphtheria occurred in Clapham,
and the other in Streatham.
The following Table shows the date of removal to hospital of
the first case, the date of return from hospital, the number of days
the first case was in hospital, the date of the first symptoms of
the subsequent case, and the number of days elapsing between the
return of the first case and the first symptoms of the subsequent
case or cases.
The average number of days the cases of Scarlet Fever were
in hospital was 69.9, compared with 65.25 in 1910, and in thecases
of Diphtheria 70 days, compared with 31 in 1910.
In 12 premises more than one case occurred after the return
of a case from hospital, five cases in one premises, four cases each in
three premises, and two cases each in six premises.
In five of the cases complaint was made that the patientssuffered
from nasal discharge.