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32 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1937.
The decrease in the number of cases has been associated, with
a general decrease in the incidence of this disease throughout
London.
Five of the cases died, compared with none last year and five
in the previous year. The death-rate was .014 per 1,000 compared
with nil and .011. The case mortality was ,78.
The case-rate per 1,000 of population was 1,86:— 1.42 in
Clapham; 2.49 in Putney; 1.30 in Balham; 2.20 in Streatham;
2.94 in Tooting; and 1.56 in Wandsworth.
Of the total number of cases, 572 or 89 per cent., were removed
to hospital.
The Medical Officers of the London County Council made
inspections of six 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.
20 cases of Scarlet Fever and three of Diphtheria occurred
within one month of the return of a previous case from hospital.
Enteric and Para-Typhoid Fevers.
12 cases, and three deaths of the above occurred, compared
with 28 cases and three deaths in the previous year.
Three of the cases were true Enteric Fever and nine were
Para-typhoid Fever.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
During the year four cases of Puerperal Fever and 36 cases
of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified. There were three deaths.
The death-rate was .008 per 1,000 of population and 73 per 1,000
(live and still) births.
Erysipelas.
131 cases were notified and no death occurred.
Whooping Cough.
23 deaths from Whooping Cough occurred during the year
and the death-rate was .06 per 1.000.