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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 79
Enteric Fever.
58 cases of Enteric Fever were notified during the year (13
from Clapham, three from Putney, 14 from Streatham, two from
Tooting, and 24 from Wandsworth), compared with 54 in 1910,
66 in 1909, 60 in 1908, 70 in 1907, and 96 in 1906.
42 of the cases were removed to hospital where four died, and
16 were treated at home with five deaths.
The total number of deaths was nine (three in Clapham, none
in Putney, two in Streatham, none in Tooting, and four in Wandsworth),
compared with eight in 1910, six in 1909, seven in 1908,
10 in 1907, and 15 in 1906.
The number of deaths was one more than in 1910, but 6.4
under the decennial average.
The proportion of cases notified per 1,000 of population was
.18, compared with .18 in 1910, .22 in 1909, .21 in 1908, and with
•22 for the whole of London.
The corrected death-rate from Fever was .03 per 1,000, compared
with .02 in 1910, .02 in 1909, and .02 in 1908, while the rate
for the whole of London was .03, compared with .04 in 1910, .03
in 1909, and .04 in 1908.
Of the 42 cases removed to hospital, eight or 19.04 per cent,
were found not to be suffering from Enteric Fever, compared with
29 per cent. in 1910.
The Chart (facing page 66), shows the number of cases notified
during each week of the year.
In 16 of the weeks during the year no cases were notified,
one case each in 21 of the weeks, two cases each in nine of the
weeks, three cases each in five of the weeks, and four cases in one
of the weeks. The maximum number of cases, viz. :—Four, was.
notified in the third week of November.