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ENTERIC FEVER.—Fifty-two cases were notified, and five
deaths from this disease were registered during the year. Thirty-seven
cases were removed to hospital. Of these live were subsequently
found to be suffering from some other complaint, viz.:— Three from
bronchitis, and two from paratyphoid. There were thus 47 cases of
supposed enteric fever which required investigation. Of these three
appeared to have contracted the disease outside the Borough. Of
the remaining 44 cases the origin was indefinite in no less than 26
cases, in 11 instances personal infection from preceding cases was
the cause of illness ; while in five instances watercress, and in two
instances shellfish had been eaten at the time of probable infection.
As epidemics of enteric fever are commonly traceable to infected
water, and as Croydon has two distinct sources of water supply. I
have once more compared the incidences of the disease in the parts
of the Borough supplied by Croydon and by Lambeth (Metropolitan
Water Board) water.
As the numbers for one year are small, the particulars have
been taken out for the nine years, 1900-1908 inclusive.
PARTICULARS OF ENTERIC FEVER CASES.
1900 TO 1908 INCLUSIVE.
Cases Notified.—375 (including 13 c:a£.es of Continued Fever).
Removed to Borough Hospital.—210 cases (including four cases of
Continued Fever).
On removal to the Borough Hospital forty-nine (49) were found
to be suffering from other diseases.
Water Supply of the Cases Notified :—
CROYDON 251
LAMBETH 119
Cases brought to Public Institutions in the
Borough from outside Districts 5
Total 375