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Two female infants aged 3 months and 3 years respectively
died of the illness. This gives a death rate for this
cause of 0.03 per 1,000 population.
Three cases were admitted to isolation hospital.
Erysipelas. Ten notifications were received. Five cases
received hospital treatment, and five were treated at home.
The sites affected were the face in 9 instances and the leg
in one.
There were no deaths.
Puerperal Pyrexia. The notifications received under the
Public Health (Notification of Puerperal Fever and Puerperal
Pyrexia) Regulations were as follows:—
Puerperal Pyrexia 2
Puerperal Fever 1
The incidence rates for these conditions were:—
Puerperal Pyrexia 2.38 per 1,000 total births.
Puerperal Fever 1.19 „ „ „ „
The following are the main facts concerning these cases:—
(1) Puerperal Fever—5th pregnancy.
Onset on third day of puerperium—hemolytic
streptococcal infection giving rise to septic pelvic
thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Admitted to
isolation hospital. Died.
(2) Puerperal Pyrexia—3rd pregnancy.
Illness due to pleuro-pneumonia. Onset prior to
labour. Admitted to hospital. Died.
(3) Puerperal Pyrexia—1st pregnancy.
Onset 11th day—Cassarian section for breech presentation.
Pyrexia due to breast abscess. Recovered.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Five cases were notified. One
was a severe gonococcal infection but recovered after treatment
in a special hospital. The remaining four were milder
cases, one being a staphylococcal infection. All completely