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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Erysipelas.
121 cases were notified (29 in Clapham, seven in Putney, 26
in Streatham, 13 in Tooting, and 46 in Wandsworth).
Measles and German Measles.
The notification of these diseases was discontinued at the
end of 1919, but 32 cases were notified by doctors during the
year, although the greatest number was reported by the Divisional
Officers of the Education Department, or by the teachers
of the elementary schools.
As will be seen from Table XLIII. only 399 cases were reported
from this source, but the number reported is necessarily
much under the number of cases that occurred, as there was no
report from the numerous private schools in the Borough, and
even from the elementary schools there were no reports during
the summer vacation. Cases under five years of age are not reported
unless the children are in attendance at school, and this
is only the case between four and five years.
Fortunately the disease during 1921 was of a comparatively
mild type, only four deaths taking place, all of these being under
five years of age.
In all 450 cases were reported, seven under one year, 130
from one and under five years, 309 from five and under 15 years,
and four over 15 years.
51 cases occurred in Clapham, nine in Putney, 92 in Streatham,
221 in Tooting, and 77 in Wandsworth.
Eleven of the cases were removed to the Metropolitan
Asylums Board's hospitals on account of insufficient accommodation
at home.