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of the disease from one person to another by the promiscuous
taking out and about of patients actually suffering from the disease,
and undoubtedly we have had fewer complaints respecting undoubted
cases of Whooping Cough being heard in Greenwich Park
than during previous years. During the year the Metropolitan
Asylums Board have also seen fit to extend their hospital accommodation
to receiving certain cases of this disease.
Leprosy. In the early part of the year a patient suffering
from Leprosy in a severe form was found to be occupying premises
which were entirely unsuitable for the patient; arrangements were
accordingly made for the temporary housing of this patient at the
Council's Isolation Shelter. He was eventually removed to the
London Hospital, and has now gone to live in one of the more
rural suburban districts.
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis or Cerebro-Spinal
Fever. This disease is now permanently added to the list of notifiable
infectious disease under Section 56 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, and for notification purposes the disease at
present known as Posterior Basal Meningitis is included in the
term Cerebro-Spinal Fever; that term, however, is not to be interpreted
to include cases of Meningitis due to Tuberculosis, Syphilis,
middle ear disease or injury.
Acute Polio-Myelitis or Acute Polio-Encephalitis. This
disease is now permanently added to the list of notifiable infectious
diseases during the year on an order of the London County Council
approved by the Local Government Board, and 1 case was notified
in St. Nicholas District and 1 case in East Greenwich.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. During the year whilst enquiring
respecting certain cases of this disease which had been notified,
several cases of Pemphigus in young children were brought to our
notice, and, as a little crop of such cases appeared to be occurring
in the practice of one Midwife, one of such cases proving fatal, the
attention of the London County Council was drawn to the matter.
The Midwife was interviewed by your Medical Officer of Health