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The uncertified deaths were 32, or 1.8 per cent,
—eight in the Leather Market, 11 in St. Mary
Magdalen, and 13 in St. James' District.
In London the uncertified deaths were 1.1 per
cent, of the registered deaths.
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
In order to prevent the spread of Infectious diseases
and the possibility of one or two cases developing
into a widespread and fatal epidemic, it is essential
that the occurrence of the first cases should be
brought within the knowledge of the Sanitary
Authorities. The first persons attacked do not
always die, and an infectious disease may have
been diffused extensively and in various directions
before any certificate of death, announcing the first
fatal cause comes into the hands of the Medical
Officer of Health. The longer the delay the greater
is the difficulty of tracing the source of importation,
or the local origin of the disease. It is by no
means an easy task to follow up every case and
endeavour to prevent the establishment of an
epidemic by the enforcement of isolation and disinfection.
The people in general do not appreciate
the importance of these measures. However, they
are becoming more and more sensible of the advantages
of the prompt removal of patients to the
hospitals, and there can be no doubt that this will
have considerable effect in limiting the prevalence
and the fatality of an epidemic.