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90 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Royal Waterloo, Grosvenor Hospitals), and the Central London
Sick Asylum, where nine died, and 10 were treated at home with
four deaths.
The death-rate was .04 per 1,000, compared with .035 in 1912,
.025 in 1911, and .016 in 1910.
The case-rate per 1,000 births was 4.6 compared with 4.0 in
0:912, 3-5 in 1911, and 2.8 in 1910, and for the whole of London 3.0,
compared with 3.4.
In five of the cases registered midwives only were employed,
while six of the cases were misc arriages, two were premature, and
in one, twins were born.
Seven nurses had free baths, one came from Lambeth, three
were district nurses, and these as well as the remainder had baths at
their own homes.
In 26 cases the personal clothing of the nurse was disinfected.
In any case where a registered midwife was in attendance a
report was forwarded to the London County Council.
Erysipelas."
204 cases of Erysipelas were notified during the year and
six deaths occurred. 29 of the cases and no death occurred in
Clapham, 17 cases and two deaths in Putney, 34 cases and two
deaths in Streatham, 31 cases and one death in Tooting, and
73 cases and one death in Wandsworth.
In 1912 the number of cases notified was 207, and the deaths
five.
39 of the cases were removed to the Union Infirmary, where
two died.