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under efficient treatment when the symptoms first make their
appearance the eyes can be saved from serious injury and the
sight preserved.
Notificaton of this disease was made compulsory by an
Order of the London County Council, and came into operation
last year.
Twenty-six cases were notified during the year, and were
visited by the Health Visitor. Six of the cases were in the
East Ward, eight in the North Ward, six in the NorthWest
Ward, one in the South-East Ward, and five in the
South-West Ward.
Pemphigus Neonatorum.
Several cases of this disease came to the knowledge of
this department as occurring in the practice of one midwife.
Spotted Fever.
EPIDEMIC CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS.
Posterior basal meningitis is iucluded in the term" cerebrospinal
fever," but does not include meningitis due to tuberculosis,
syphilis, middle ear disease, and injury. The Local
Government Board on the 1st March, 1911, approved an
Order of the London County Council requiring the notification
of cases of Cerebro-Spinal Fever (Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal
Meningitis) for a further period of twelve calendar months
from and including 13th March, 1911. A further Order, in
March, 1912, has made this disease permanently notifiable.
Four cases of this complaint have been notified in the
borough, and we have received notifications from the County
Council of cases occurring in other Metropolitan Boroughs.
Chicken Pox.
This disease was not notifiable in 1912, and there were no
deaths, although a fair number of cases occurred amongst
school children.