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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In Clapham, out of a total of 66 cases, 28 or 42 per cent,
occurred in children attending school ; in Putney, of 57 cases, 26
or 45 per cent. ; in Streatham, of 91 cases, 48 or 52 per cent. ; in
Tooting, of 107 cases, 50 or 46 per cent. ; in Wandsworth, of
231 cases, 137 or 59 per cent. ; and in the whole Borough, of 552
cases, 289 were in attendance at schools in the Borough, and 17 at
schools outside the Borough, a total of 306, or 55 per cent.
Of the remaining cases, viz.—246, in 42 or 9.8 per cent., the
diagnosis was incorrect, and 204 or 36 per cent, were not in attendance
at school.
In Clapham the number of cases of Diphtheria in attendance
at school was 28, the greatest number occurring in Telferscot
Road School, and the next in Larkhall Lane School.
In Putney 26 cases were in attendance at schools, 13 of these
being at Hotham Road, and 11 at St. Mary's Schools.
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In Streatham, Mitcham Lane with nine cases was the highest.
In Tooting 50 cases were in attendance at schools, 18 of these
being in Derinton Road, and seven each in Franciscan Road and
Sellincourt Road Schools.
In Wandsworth there were 137 cases attending schools, and
these occurred sporadically during the year, the greater number
occurring during September. In seven of the schools only one
case occurred in each, in one two cases, in one three cases, in one
four cases, in one five cases, in one eight cases, in one nine cases,
in two 11 cases, in one 22 cases, and in one 30 cases, and five cases
occurred in various private schools.
The principal school affected in Wandsworth was Merton
Road, where 30 cases occurred, one in January, one in February,
four in March, two in April, four in May, one in August, five in
September, eight in October and four in November. In the South-