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All the deaths from Measles occurred in South Wimbledon,
II of them being in South Park Ward and 6 in Trinity Ward.
The streets in which the greater number of cases occurred are
as follows:—Florence Road 53, Haydon's Road 50, South Park
Road, 38, Clarence Road 29, Palmerston Road 28, Russell Road
27, Deburgh Road 26, Merton Road 25, South Road 25, Pelham
Road 24, Victory Road 23, Ilartfield Crescent 23, Nelson Road
22, Hardy Road 22, Wandle Road 20, Caroline Road 19, Gladstone
Road 19, Faraday Road 19, Quicks Road 17, Effra Road
16, Cochrane Road 16, Goodenough Road 15.
That the notification of Measles, followed as it is by the visits
of your Sanitary Officers for the purpose of making the necessary
enquiries as to the school attended by all the children in the house,
etc., is not agreeable to some of the inhabitants, was only too
clearly shown by their abusive conduct and behaviour.
Diarrhoea. Twenty-two deaths were registered as having occurred from
Diarrhoea, against 21 last year, and 56 in 1898.
The age incidence of the fatal cases were as follows:—Under
1 year, 19; 1 to 5 years, 2; 55 to 65 years, 1. There were also
15 deaths from Enteritis (which is a diarrhoeal disease), 12 of
which were children under 1 year of age, against 28 last year.
Erysipelas. Forty-nine cases of this complaint were notified, and 3
deaths registered, against 22 cases and 1 death last year, and 48
and 3 deaths in 1898.
Whooping Cough. Whooping Cough caused 5 deaths, against 15 last year, and
3 in 1898.
Influenza. This disease was prevalent in the early part of the year, being
especially severe in January, 11 deaths being registered within the
first 18 days of that month, 2 others in February, 1 in March, 2
in April, and 1 during December, making a total of 19 in the year.
Tuberculosis. Twenty-five deaths occurred from Phthisis and other forms of
Tuberculosis, against 40 last year.