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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
(8) Private School, Streatham. One room disinfected after
Scarlet Fever on the 6th June.
(9) Larkhall Lane, Clapham. Two rooms disinfected after
Scarlet Fever on the 13th June.
(10) Private School, Balham. One room disinfected after
Scarlet Fever on the 16th June.
(11) Derinton Road, Tooting. The whole of the Infants
department after Diphtheria on the 19th September.
(12) Hotham Road, Putney. Eight rooms disinfected after
Diphtheria on the 27th November.
(13) Private School, Upper Tooting. Two rooms disinfected
after Scarlet Fever on the 5th December.
(14) Swaffield Road, Wandsworth. One room disinfected after
Scarlet Fever on the nth December.
(15) Hotham Road, Putney. 30 rooms disinfected after
Scarlet Fever on the 23rd and 24th December.
Epidemic Influenza.
58 deaths, 25 of males, and 33 of females, were due to this
disease, compared with 59 in 1913, 45 in 1912, and 24 in 1911.
There has thus been a decrease of one death compared with the
previous year, and a decrease of 12.6 compared with the corrected
decennial average.
10 of the deaths occurred in Clapham, five in Putney, 32 in
Streatham, and 11 in Wandsworth.
The death-rate was .17 per 1,000, compared with .18 in 1913,
.18 in 1912, and .08 in 1911.
22 of the deaths were of persons from 25 and under 65 years,
and 29 of persons over 65 years.