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The rate of mortality in England and Wales was 0.09, in the 76
great towns 0.12, in the 142 smaller towns 0.08, and in the County
of London 0.14.
The cases were distributed as shown in Table No. 3:—North
Deptford 181, South Deptford 242, Central Deptford 351.
The Metropolitan Asylums Board recently passed a resolution
with regard to the continued prevalence of Scarlet Fever, and asked
the Local Government Board to institute an enquiry into the cause
of the disease, and whether any, and if so, what further means can be
adopted for its prevention.
DIPHTHERIA AND MEMBRANEOUS CROUP.
There were 324 notifications received relating to 300 cases. Of
these 38 related to cases amongst the staff of the South-Eastern
Hospital and errors of diagnosis, reducing the number of cases to 262,
against 290, 143 and 190 for the three preceding years.
The deaths registered were 26, and for the three preceding years
18, 9 and 16. The rate of mortality was 0.22 per 1,000 of the population,
and for the three preceding years 0.15, 0.07 and 0.14, the
rate in England and Wales was 0.16, in the 76 great provincial towns
0.17, in the 142 smaller provincial towns 0.15 and in the County of
London 0.16. The cases were distributed as shown in Table No. 3—
North Deptford 100, South Deptford 86, Central Deptford 114.
Bacteriological examinations were made by the Clinical Research
Association of 150 specimens of membrane sent to them, 45 of which
were found to be positive and 105 negative.
ENTERIC FEVER.
There were 34 cases notified, of these 8 were returned as errors
of diagnosis, leaving 26 cases against 37 last year; 27 of the cases
were removed to hospital. It was not possible to trace the source of
the infection in any of the cases.
The deaths were 5, in the preceeding three years 6, 6 and 3
respectively. The death-rate was equal to an annual rate of 0.04, and
for the preceding three years, 0.05, 0.05 and 0.02.
The rate of mortality in England and Wales was 0.07, in the 76
great provincial towns 0.07, in the 142 smaller provincial towns 0.07,
and in London as a whole 0.04. The cases were distributed as shown
in Table No 3—North Deptford 13, South Deptford 7, Central
Deptford 14. Bacteriological examinations were made by the Clinical
Research Association of 13 specimens of blood sent to them, 6 of which
were found to be positive and 7 negative.