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diagnosed the disease as variola. He had been vaccinated
when a child, and re-vaccinated on October 11th, which
would be about four days after lie lud contracted the
disease.
CHICKEN POX.
Six hundred and fifty-nine cases of chicken-pox
were reported against 28 cases in the previous year.
Six hundred and forty-three of these were notified
on and after February 7th, the disease having been
made notifiable by order of the London County Council
from that date. The 659 cases reported last year were
treated at the homes of the patients with the exception
of two, one of which was treated at the Middlesex
Hospital and one at the Fulham Infirmary. All adult cases
of chicken-pox notified were at once visited and
examined by myself. By reference to my report on
small-pox cases, it will be seen that many cases of smallpox
were discovered owing to the compulsory notification
of chicken-pox. One death was registered.
MEASLES.
Two hundred and ninety-three cases were reported
as due to measles, against 193 cases in the previous
year, 75 cases were not reported until after death, and
in 218 cases the patients were suffering from the disease
at the time when the information was received. 75
deaths were registered. As this is not a notifiable
disease it is of no use my giving the mortality rate on
the cases reported as, no doubt, only a very small
proportion of the cases which occurred were known of
by me.
NOTIFICATION OF MEASLES.
No further action was taken during the year in
reference to the question of the notification of measles,
but I am still strongly of opinion that such action is
highly desirable, I am glad at length to be able to