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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
24 of the cases were removed to Institutions (one to St. James's
Infirmary, 20 to the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals
and three to St. Thomas's Hospital, where three died, and six were
treated at home with four deaths.
The death-rate was .02 per 1,000, compared with .04 in 1913,
•035 in 1912, and 025 in 1911.
The case-rate per 1,000 births was 4.4 compared with 4 6 in
1913, 4 0 in 1912, and 3-5 in 1911, and for the whole of London
3.5 compared with 3.0.
In 13 of the cases registered midwives only were employed
while two of the cases were miscarriages, one was premature,
three stillborn, and in two, twins were born.
Four nurses had free baths, two came from Battersea, one
from the West End, one was a district nurse, and the remainder
had baths at their own homes. In two cases no nurse was employed.
In 25 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.
234 cases of Erysipelas were notified during the year and
11 deaths occurred. 44 of the cases and three deaths occurred in
Clapham, eight cases and one death in Putney, 60 cases and two
deaths in Streatham, 39 cases and one death in Tooting, and 83
cases and four deaths in Wandsworth.
In 1913 the number of cases notified was 204, and the deaths
six.
40 of the cases were removed to the Union Infirmary, where
seven died.