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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
ham, 97 in Putney, 283 in Streatham, 191 in Tooting, and 255
in Wandsworth.
The rate per 1,000 of population was 3.1, 3 in Clapham, 4
in Putney, 4.9 in Streatham, 4.9 in Tooting, and 2.6 in Wandsworth.
The number of cases was 94 below the number in 1920, but
was 397 above the corrected decennial average.
Of the 1,009 cases, 934, or 92 per cent., were removed to
hospital.
No difficulty was experienced in having cases promptly removed
to hospital.
With regard to schools the highest number of cases occurred
among children attending The Ensham and Brandlehow Road
Schools, the next Mitcham Lane, and the third Hotham Road
and Waldron Road.
The following schools were visited by the Medical Officers of
the London County Council, and swabs taken from the throats
of some of the pupils examined. In Clapham, Parochial Infants
School; in Putney, Hotham Road School; in Streatham, Broadwater
Road, Fircroft Road, Hearnville Road, Mitcham Lane, and
Streatham Church of England Schools; in Tooting, The Ensham
and Tooting Graveney Schools; and in Wandsworth, Brandlehow
Road, Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, The Riversdale, St. Joseph's,
Swaffield Road, Waldron Road, The Wandle, and Warple Way
Schools.
As a result of this swabbing, 28 cases were found to be positive
and 20 suspicious.
All the cases were swabbed again and not readmitted to
school till found negative.
Every positive or suspicious case was visited and all necessary
precautions taken to prevent the spread of the disease.