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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In other three schools owing to the occurrence of cases the
same course was taken, the schools in question being Sellincourt
Road, New Park Road, and the County Secondary, West Hill.
The precautions that are now taken with regard to this disease
in elementary schools have proved most beneficial, and have been
the means of checking the occurrence of multiple cases to a considerable
extent.
Of the total number of cases of Diphtheria, five or 1.1 per cent,
occurred among children under one year, 113 or 26.2 per cent, among
children from one to five years, 243 or 57.5 per cent, from five to
15 years, 37 or 8.6 per cent, from 15 to 25 years, and 33 or 7.6 per
cent, from 25 to 65 years. Compared with the previous year there
has been an increase at five to 15 years, and at 15 to 25 years.
Of the 335 cases of Diphtheria removed to Hospital, 41 were
reported not to have suffered from Diphtheria.
Return Cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
39 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred after the return of cases
from the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, compared
with 52 in 1911, 40 in 1910, and 46 in 1909.
There were also two cases of Diphtheria, compared with two
in 1911, one in 1910, and four in 1909.
Six of he return cases occurred in Clapham, six in Putney, 14
in Streatham, n in Tooting and two in Wandsworth.