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the mothers went out to work, and there is reason to believe that the
excessive mortality from disease of the lungs is partly due to the
injurious effects of the stuffy rooms and the sudden changes of
temperature to which the children are exposed.
As usual the mortality amongst illegitimate children was
excessive. Out of 37 children born out of wedlock, 17 died before
reaching the age of 12 months. These figures represent an infantile
mortality of 480 per 1,000 births. In 1906 the infantile mortality,
amongst illegitimate children was 564 per 1,000 births, so that
in the last two years not one illegitimate child in two survives
twelve months.
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
During the year 342 patients were admitted. On January xst
1907, there were 19 patients under treatment, and on
January 1st, 1908, 48. During the year 301 patients were discharged,
and there were 12 deaths.
Diphtheria.
88 Cases of Diphtheria were admitted; 52 of these were from
Acton and 36 from outside districts. There were 5 deaths from
this disease ; four of these deaths were of Acton patients.
Scarlet Fever.
246 Cases of Scarlet Fever were admitted—232 from Acton
and 14 from outside districts. There were 6 deaths, 5 of Acton
patients.
The following were probably " return " cases :—
1. G.W. Notified on March 23rd, first taken ill on March 20th.
The " infecting " case (aged 4 years) was admitted into Hospital
on January 29th and discharged on March 12th. The " infecting "
case had suffered from no complications whilst in Hospital, and on
examination subsequently to her return home, nothing could be
detected, which would give rise to a suspicion of the case being
still infectious.