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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1929.
The case-rate per 1,000 of population, was 2.52:—2-47
in Clapham; 2.30 in Putney; 1.77 in Balham; 2.71 in Streatham;
3.05 in Tooting; and 2-.0 in Wandsworth.
Of the total number of cases, 792, or 88 per cent., were
removed to hospital.
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 for
warded to me for inquiry.
Return Cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
12 cases of Scarlet Fever and one of Diphtheria occurred
wthin one month of the return of a previous case from
hospital.
Enteric and Para-Typhoid Fevers.
11 cases, and two deaths of the above occurred, compared
with 11 cases and three deaths in the previous year.
Five of the cases were true Enteric Fever and six were
Para-typhoid Fever.
There was no special outbreak and no connection between
the cases could be traced.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
During the year there were 20 cases of Puerperal Fever
and 29 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified. 15 of the cases
died. The death-rate was .04 per 1,000.
Erysipelas.
162 cases were notified and two deaths occurred during
the year, compared with 145 and two in 1928.
Whooping Cough.
62 deaths occurred during the year, while the number of
cases notified was 2,590. The death-rate was .17 per 1,000.