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(h) Encephalitis Lethargica.—One case was notified, but the
notification was subsequently withdrawn.
(i) Acute Poliomyelitis.—7 cases were notified during 1936—5
males (ages 1¼, 3, 8, 11 and 13 years), and 2 females (1½ and 16
years). All the patients were removed to hospitals as follows:—
llford Isolation Hospital, 3; Oldchurch Hospital, 2; Westminster
Hospital, 1; Middlesex Hospital, 1.
(j) Puerperal Fever.—5 cases were notified during the year;
3 were treated at the Isolation Hospital, 1 at Queen Charlotte's
Isolation Hospital, and 1 was nursed at home. All were residents
of llford, and all recovered.
(k) Puerperal Pyrexia.—36 cases were notified, 13 being
treated at the Isolation Hospital; 1 at Queen Charlotte's Isolation
Hospital, Hammersmith; 16 at the Maternity Home; 1 at the
London Hospital; 1 at the Mothers' Hospital, Clapton (where the
patient had been confined); and 4 at home. All the patients
recovered.