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been unfavourable to the propagation of whooping cough, or at
any rate, favourable to the recovery of those attacked. As I have
frequently pointed out to you in my reports, little or no precaution
is for a rule taken in the treatment of this disease to isolate the
patients.
Typhus Fever.
The death registered as from typhus fever occurred in the
parish of Hammersmith, against 3 registered in the previous
year, of which there were 2 in the parish of Fulham and 1 in the
parish of Hammersmith. The case which occurred last year was
reported on the 24th of September, and the patient died the
following day. There was no other case afterwards reported in
this district. This case was probably imported from some other
part of London, because the disease was very prevalent in certain
districts of London at the time when this death occurred.
Enteric or Typhoid Fever.
There were 33 cases of typhoid fever reported last year, of
which there were 13 in the parish of Fulham, and 20 in the parish
of Hammersmith, against 7 cases registered the previous year, of
which there were 3 in the parish of Fulham, and 4 in the parish
of Hammersmith. Twenty-five of the cases reported last year,
died. In most instances, the first information obtained of the
case, was through the death returns. Six cases were treated at
home, and 3 were removed to the Stockwell Fever Hospital, 2 by
your Board, and 1 by the Fulham Board of Guardians. Although
typhoid fever is not a very infectious disease, nevertheless it is
highly desirable that a proper system of isolation should be
carried out in the treatment of the complaint. In many cases it
is highly dangerous that the patient should be removed a long
distance ; it would, therefore, be of great advantage if each Local
Sanitary Authority were to provide a small building under proper
management, for the isolation of persons suffering from this very
dangerous complaint.
Measles.
During last year, 63 deaths from measles were reported.
Twenty-five in the parish of Fulham, and 38 in the parish of
Hammersmith, against 99 cases reported in the previous year, of
which there were 52 in the parish of Fulham, and 47 in the parish
of Hammersmith. Besides the above deaths registered, there
were a few cases of the disease heard of, but it was very exceptional
that any information of a case was obtained unless the