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ENTERIC FEVER.
There were 33 cases notified, of which 3 were returned as errors
of diagnosis, leaving 30 cases, against 26, 26 and 37 for the three
preceding years.
The deaths were 6, and in the three preceding years 6, 5 and 6
respectively. The death-rate was equal to an annual rate of 0.05 per
1,000, for the preceding three years 0.05. 0.04 and 0.05.
The rate of mortality for England and Wales was 0.06, for the 76
great towns 0.06,for the 143 smaller towns 0.06, and for the County of
London 0.03.
The cases were distributed as shown in Table 3 : North Deptford
13, South Deptford 11, Central Deptford 9.
Bacteriological examinations were made by the Clinical Research
Association, of specimens of blood sent to them, of which 6 were
found to be positive and 9 negative, total 15.
ERYSIPELAS.
There were 179 notifications received during the year, compared
with 168, 130 and 161 for the three preceding years.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
There were 6 notifications of this disease during the year as
compared with 4, 4 and 9 for the three preceding years. The deaths
were 1, as compared with 2, 1 and 1 for the three preceding years.
The death-rate was equal to 0.008 per 1,000, compared with 0.01,
0.008 and 0.008 for the three preceding years.
CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER.
(Epidemic Cerebo-spinal Meningitis.)
Notification of Cerebro-spinal Fever was made compulsory in
the Administrative County of London on March 12, 1907, for a period
of six months. This order was extended (August 27th), for a
term of eighteen months from September 13th, 1907, and on the
9th February, 1909, it was further extended for a period of twelve
months from the 13th March, 1909.
DIARRHŒA.
The total number of deaths registered from the above disease
was 46, against 82, 20 and 146 for the three preceding years. Of
these 46 deaths, 45 were children under five years of age, 36 of these
being under one year of age.