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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
91 of the cases occurred in institutions in the Borough. 36
occurred in the Fountain Mental Hospital. The first case occurred
on the 19th January, and the last on the 10th December. 26 of
the cases occurred in the months of April and May, and 30 of
them were in three wards.
31 cases occurred in an orphanage in Clapham. Several
visits were paid to this institution and swabs were taken of the
children who had been in contact with actual cases.
14 cases occurred in another orphanage in Clapham and 10
in another institution.
Scarlet Fever.
801 cases of Scarlet Fever occured, compared with 847 in
1924 and 579 in 1923.
Nine cases died, compared with seven and three respectively
for the two previous years, and the death-rate was .02 per 1,000,
compared with .02 and .008. The case mortality was 1.12 per
cent.
The case-rate per 1,000 of population was 2.32:—1.81 in
Clapham; 1.43 in Putney; 3.06 in Balham; 1.29 in Streatham;
4.96 in Tooting, and 2.04 in Wandsworth.
Of the total number of cases, 731, or 91 per cent., were
removed to hospital.
The outbreak which occurred at the Fountain Mental Hospital
during 1924 referred to in last year's Report, continued
during the first five months of the year. 50 cases occurred
between the 1st January and 4th June, 1925, making a total of
145 cases during 1924 and 1925. 15 other cases occurred
sporadically at the institution during the latter half of the year.
The Medical Officers of the London County Council made
inspections of eight schools during the year, and any suspected
cases were at once excluded and the names and addresses forwarded
to me for inquiry.
Return Cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
28 cases of Scarlet Fever and 10 of Diphtheria occurred
within one month of the return of a previous case from hospital.