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Erysipelas.
115 persons were notified as suffering from erysipelas,
and 5 deaths were attributed to the disease.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Two cases were reported by the Medical Superintendent
of Fulham Infirmary, both terminating fatally
in that institution.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
Five cases were notified, with two deaths. Two of
the patients were sisters, aged one and three years
respectively.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Fourteen cases of inflammation of the eyes in the
newly-born were notified, of which five were admitted into
Fulham Infirmary and two into hospitals. All the cases
notified made a complete recovery.
Anthrax.
One case of anthrax, or malignant pustule, was notified,
the part affected being the forehead. The patient
was a poulterer and attended the poultry market at
Smithfield regularly.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The notification of pulmonary tuberculosis limited
by the Local Government Board's Order of 1908 to
cases occurring amongst the inmates of Poor Law
Institutions or amongst persons under the care of
District Medical Officers and extended by the Order of
March, 1911, to cases occurring amongst the in-patients
or out-patients of hospitals, was further extended by the
Order of November, 1911, which required every
medical practitioner from January 1st, 1912, to notify