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The cases were distributed as shown in Table 3: North Deptford
5, South Deptford 4, Central Deptford 15.
Bacteriological examinations were made by the Clinical Research
Association, of specimens of blood sent to them, of which 4 were
found to be positive and 7 negative, total 11.
ERYSIPELAS.
There were 138 notifications received during the year, compared
with 179, 168 and 130 for the three preceding years.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
There were 2 notifications of this disease during the year as
compared with 2, 4 and 4 for the three preceding years. The deaths
were 1, as compared with 1, 2 and 1 for the three preceding years.
The death-rate was equal to 0.008 per 1,000, compared with 0.008,
0.01 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, and on 13th March, 1910, it was
again extended for twelve months from that date. There was one
notification received during the year which related to a child which
died in the Seaman's Hospital.
DIARRHOEA.
The total number of deaths registered from the above disease
was 82, against 46, 82 and 20 for the three preceding years. Of
these 82 deaths, 80 were children under five years of age, 61 of these
being under one year of age.
The death-rate per 1,000 persons living was 0.68, for England
and Wales 0.29, for 77 great towns 0.38, for the 136 smaller towns,
0.26, and for the County of London 0.28,