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Their significance has already been referred to in the section
under diphtheria. Seven were presumably infected by visiting
places of entertainment. All the houses where cases occurred
were visited and inspected. Nuisances that called for remedy
were made the subject of notice and amendment. The rooms,
the bedding and clothing, were disinfected. There were three
return cases.
Cases discharged for Home.—In Finsbury every case discharged
from the fever hospital is visited soon after return home
and carefully examined. The possibility of further infection is
explained to the mother, suitable measures suggested, and a leaflet
of instruction left with her.
Special attention is paid to children who develop a discharge
from the nose after their return home, to children with adenoids,
and to children with sores on their lips, and their faces. Twenty
such cases were kept under the observation of the Medical Officer
for periods varying from one to three months before they were
certified as being free from infection and fit to resume school
attendance.
The cases examined after their return home from fever
hospitals had the following complications:—Enlarged neck
glands 40, general weakness of limbs 17, discharge from nose
16, sores on lips, face, ears, mouth, or nostrils, 14, conjunctivitis
2, peeling on hands or feet 5, sore throat 2, and shortness of
breath 9, anaemia 2 cases.
TYPHOID FEVER.
In 1913, the number of cases notified was 15, with no deaths.
The numbers in previous years are given in the accompanying
table:—