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Infective Diseases. 17
The percentage of children vaccinated to total births was
55.9:—in Clapham 58.6; in Putney, 63.4; in Streatham, etc.,
50.6; and in Wandsworth, 60.8.
Diphtheria.
769 cases occurred, compared with 695 in 1925. The number
of deaths was 25, compared with 27 in 1925. The death-rate for
1926 was .07 and the case mortality was 3.2 per cent.
The disease appeared to have been of a milder type than in
1925, when 27 deaths occurred among 695 cases. In 1922 there
were 838 cases and 76 deaths, with a case mortality of 9.0 per
cent.
The rate per 1,000 of population was 2.20:—2.51 in Clapham;
3.04 in Putney; 1.60 in Balham; 1.38 in Streatham; 2.49 in
Tooting ; and 2.41 in Wandsworth.
Of the 769 cases, 749, or 96 per cent, were removed to hospital
and no difficulty was experienced in having cases promptly
removed.
The Medical Officers of the London County Council made
inspections of Bonneville Road, Larkhall Lane, New Park Road,
New Road, Parochial, and St. Andrew's Street Schools, Clapham ;
Huntingfield Road, and St. Mary's Schools, Putney; Broadwater
Road, Oldridge Road, Roman Catholic Nightingale Square,
and Smallwood Road Schools, Balham ; Eardley Road, and St.
Leonard's Schools, Streatham; Ensham, Fountain Road, and
Sellincourt Road Schools, Tooting; All Saints', Brandlehow
Road, Merton Road, St. Faith's, Swaffield Road, Waldron
Road, Wandle, Warple Way, and West Hill Schools, Wandsworth
.
Swabs were taken from the throats of some of the children
examined.
As the result of this swabbing, 42 cases were found to be
positive. All the cases were swabbed again and not re.admitted
to school until a negative result was obtained. Every positive
or suspicious case was visited and all necessary precautions taken
to prevent the spread of the disease.
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