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Seven Typhoid "contacts," per S.S. "Dongola" from
India were watched for a period of 21 days (incubation), out
not one sickened with the disease.
32 samples of blood were examined at the Bacteriological
Laboratory during 1909 (see p. 191) for the Widal Reaction
of Typhoid, and in 11 cases (i.e., 34.4 per cent.) such reaction
was obtained.
In so far as Typhoid Fever is regarded as a sanitary index
of a district, the statistics for Lambeth Borough during 1909
are, in that respect, of a most satisfactory character.
In London, during 1909, there were registered 154 deaths
(uncorrected) out of a total of 1042 cases of Typhoid notified
(uncorrected), giving an uncorrected case-mortality of 14.8
per cent.
CONTINUED AND TYPHUS FEVERS.
During 1909, one case of Continued Fever was notified
in the Borough of Lambeth, and one death was registered,
as compared with yearly averages for 10 years (1891-1900) in
the Parish of Lambeth of 25.7 and 2.2 respectively. The
case was not removed to Hospital.
In London, 20 cases (uncorrected) were notified and 2
deaths (uncorrected) registered from Continued Fever during
1909, giving a case-mortality of 10 per cent. (uncorrected).
No case of Typhus was notified during 1909 in Lambeth
Borough. 7 cases of Typhus were notified in London (no
deaths).