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Infective Diseases.
Three cases died, compared with six and six respectively
for the two previous years, and the death.rate was .008 per 1,000
compared with .01 and .016. The case mortality was .44 percent.
The case.rate per 1,000 of population, was 1.91:—2.31
in Clapham; 1.72 in Putney; 1.77 in Balham; 1 .35 in Streatham;
2.64 in Tooting; and 1.94 in Wandsworth.
Of the total number of cases, 614 or 90 percent., 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 six of Diphtheria occurred
within one month of the return of a previous case from hospital.
Enteric and Para-Typhoid Fevers.
Seven cases, and no deaths of the above occurred, compared
with 27 cases and four deaths in the previous year.
Four of the cases were true Enteric Fever and three were
Para.typhoid Fever.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
During the year 19 cases of Puerperal Fever and 24
cases of Puerperal Pyrexia occurred. 14 of the cases died.
The death.rate was .03 per 1,000 of population and 3.2
per 1,000 births.
Erysipelas.
133 cases were notified and nine deaths occurred during the
year, compared with 150 and 12 in 1930.
Whooping Cough.
18 deaths occurred during the year, while the number of
cases notified was 1,936. The death.rate was per .05 1,000.