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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Measles.
During the year 26 deaths, 16 of males and xo of females,
were due to Measles, compared with 116 in 1913, 51 in 1912, and
230 in 1911.
Six of the deaths occurred in Clapham, 11 in Streatham, six
in Tooting, and three in Wandsworth.
The number of deaths is 90 less than in 1913, and is 78 below
the corrected decennial average.
Seven of the deaths were of infants under one year, 12 from
one and under two years, four from two and under five years, two
from five and under 15 years, and one from 45 and under 65 years ;
88 per cent, of the deaths having occurred under five years of age.
The death-rate was .07 per 1,000, compared with .36 in 1913,
.16 in 1912, and .74 in 1911.
The death-rate for the whole of London was .31, compared
with 34 in 1913, for England and Wales, .24, and for the 97 Great
Towns .35, for the smaller towns .21, and for England and Wales,
less the 242 towns, .12 per 1,000.
During the year five cases of Measles were removed to the
Metropolitan Asylums Board's hospitals, from Streatham.
These cases removed to hospital were under the care of the
District Medical Officers, but during the year the Metropolitan
Asylums Board consented to remove other than pauper cases
provided the Medical Officer of Health certified that the home
conditions were such that the case could not be satisfactorily
treated at home. The use of the Fever Hospitals for cases of this
disease was discontinued in the summer, and so far has not been
renewed,