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PUERPERAL FEVER.
Fourteen cases were reported as due to puerperal
fever, against six cases in the previous year. Seven of
the cases reported last year were treated at the homes
of the patients, 1 at the West London Hospital, and
6 of the cases were treated at the Hammersmith
Infirmary. Eight deaths were registered. The
mortality rate on the cases reported was 47.1 per cent.
CHOLERA.
No case was reported as due to cholera, against
no case in the previous year.
ERYSIPELAS.
Seventy-five cases were reported last year as due
to erysipelas, against 65 cases in the previous year.
Sixty-three cases were treated at the homes of the
patients, 11 at the Hammersmith Infirmary, and one
at the West London Hospital. Three deaths were
registered. The mortality rate on the cases reported
was 4.0 per cent.
PLAGUE.
No case was reported as due to plague, against
no case in the previous year.
CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER.
One case was reported as due to cerebro-spinal
fever, against one case in the previous year. The case
reported last year was treated at the home of the
patient. One death was registered, the mortality rate
being 100 per cent.