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During the year, specimens of blood from 21 persons suspected
to be suffering from enteric fever were submitted to what is known
as "Widals" test; of these six gave a positive and the remainder
a negative re-action.
One carrier case was kept under observation during the year,
the excretions being examined bacteriologically every month after
leaving hospital for six months. The results of such examination
were negative.
The mortality for all London for the same period is .03 per
1,000 persons living.
Typhus.—No case of typhus fever was notified during 1909.
Continued Fever.—One^ case of continued fever was notified
during the year.
Puerperal Fever.—There were 15 cases of puerperal fever
notified during 1909 of which seven were removed to hospital. The
deaths from this disease numbered seven. The attack rate for the
year was 3.0 per 1,000 births and the death rate 1.2 per 1,000
births.
Plague.— No case of this disease occurred in the Borough during
1909.
Erysipelas.—There were 268 cases of this disease notified in the
Borough during 1909. This is equal to an attack rate of 1.1 per
1,000 persons living.
Of the 268 cases notified, 91 were removed to hospital, which
is equal to nearly 34 per cent. of the total.
There were 14 deaths registered in the Borough as due to
erysipelas. This is equal to a mortality rate of 5.2 per cent.
attacked, and 0.5 per 1,000 persons living.