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This is the more remarkable as the Midwives Act, which aims
at securing the efficient training and supervision of midwives,
was passed in 1902. No doubt, owing to midwives being
obliged to send for medical assistance on the occurrence of a
rise in the patient's temperature, some few cases are now
notified which formerly would not have been, but this only
accounts to a very limited extent for the increase.
Arrangements were made for all midwives and nurses who
had been attending septic cases to have several free baths at
the Council's baths, and their clothing and instruments were
sterilised at the disinfecting station.
Erysipelas.
One hundred and fifteen persons were certified to be suffering
from erysipelas, and five deaths were attributed to this
cause.
Cirebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Three cases were notified with one death, that of a child
five months old, in Victoria Hospital. In London 110 cases
of cerebro-spinal fever were notified, with fifteen deaths.
DEATHS FROM NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Measles.

The death-rate was 0.47 per 1,000, as compared with 0.48
in the County of London, and an average of 0.55 for the ten
years 1899-1908.