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Two hundred and eighty-three, including the milder cases
such as diphtheritic sore throat, remained at home. Of these
sixty died, just over twenty-one per cent. of cases.
Enteric
and other
Fevers.
Enteric fever has been somewhat prevalent during
the year 1895, one hundred and thirty-five cases
having been notified. Fifty-two were removed to hospital,
of whom eight died or slightly above fifteen per cent. The
other eighty-three were treated at home, the majority being mild
cases, and fifteen of these died or over eighteen per cent.
The total mortality of all cases was over sixteen per cent.
Five non-fatal cases of continued fever were notified and
require no comment. Three were removed to hospital.
Puerperal Fever was notified in ten cases of whom six
died, this disease being extremely fatal. One was sent to
hospital and recovered.
Erysipelas. This disease still continues prevalent, two hundred
and fifty-four cases being notified in 1895, against
three hundred and twenty-five in 1894. Fifteen cases were
removed to hospital, none of whom died, the rest, two hundred
and forty-four remained at home of whom six died. Those
removed were taken to the Wandsworth and Clapham Union
Infirmary in the majority of instances, as general hospitals do
not admit such cases as a rule, and the Metropolitan Asylums
Board Hospitals do not receive them. The term erysipelas
covers so many degrees and forms of inflammatory affections,
that no profitable conclusions could be deduced from any further
detail.
Diarrhœa.
In consequence of the prevalence of Diarrhœa and
like affections of the digestive tract during the hotter
months, more especially among hand fed infants, the Sanitary
Committee directed the preparation and issue of precautions to
be taken in the method of feeding and generally treating young
children. These are appended:—