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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Dysentery Carriers.
In 1919 information was received from the Ministry of
Health of ten cases of chronic carriers of entamœba histolytica.
Seven of the cases that were notified in the report for 1920
that had not recovered were visited late in 1921, and it was found
that four of these had recovered, one had removed, and two
were still suffering.
Notification of Tuberculous Diseases.
The total number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notified
during the year was 490, (100 were from Clapham, 45 from
Putney, 126 from Streatham, 72 from Tooting, and 147 from
Wandsworth), compared with 634 in 1920, 788 in 1919, 777 in
1918, and 739 the decennial average.
There was a marked reduction in all the sub-districts, especially
in Streatham and Wandsworth.
Five of the cases were from one and under five years, 28
from five and under 15 years, 121 from 15 and under 25 years,
225 from 25 and under 45 years, 101 from 45 and under 65 years,
and ten over 65 years.
At all the ages there was a decrease compared with the previous
year, except from one and under five years, where there
was an increase of one, and over 65 years, where the number
was the same.
In Table XLIV. is shown the total number of cases notified
since 1909, the number of deaths in each year since that date,
the total deaths, the number removed from the district as far
as could be ascertained, the number who were stated to have
recovered, and the total number of cases still on the Register.