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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In all the sub-districts (with the exception of Putney), there
has been an increase compared with 1914, in Clapham of eight, in
Streatham of 49, in Tooting of 99, and in Wandsworth of 35, while
in Putney the decrease was 20.
The greatest number of cases occurred in Wandsworth, and
the smallest in Putney.
The number of cases notified per 1,000 of population was 2.18,
compared with 1.68 in 1914, 1.34 in 1913, and 1.37 in 1912; and in
London 2.2, compared with 2.0, 16, 1.57 and 17.
642, or 89 per cent. of the cases were removed to hospital
where 45 died, and 81 or 11 per cent, were treated at home with
eight deaths.
The case mortality was 7.3 per cent., compared with 7-4 in
1914, 4-2 in 1913, and 41 in 1912.
The case mortality for the whole of London for the year 1915
was 7.6 per cent., compared with 7.7 in 1914, 5.6 in 1913, and 7.4 in
1912.
The case mortality among cases treated in hospital was 7.0
per cent., and among those treated at home 9.8 per cent.
The case-rate for the year is .5 above that for the year 1914,
and .4 above the average for the 10 years 1905-1914.
The highest case-rate was in Tooting, and the lowest in
Streatham.
The case-rate for the Borough is 1 under that for the whole
of London, and the death-rate is also .1 lower.