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patients, 23 at the Hammersmith Infirmary, and 1 at
the West London Hospital. Three deaths were
registered. The mortality rate on the cases reported
was 3.3 per cent. Two military cases were reported.
One case being removed to the Third London General
Hospital and one to the Central London Throat and
Ear Hospital.
PLAGUE.
No case was reported as due to plague, against
no case in the previous year.
CEREBROSPINAL FEVER.
Eighteen cases were reported as due to cerebrospinal
fever, against two cases in the previous year.
Eight cases were removed to the hospitals of the
Metropolitan Asylums Board, 2 to the Hammersmith
Infirmary, 1 to Kensington Infirmary, 1 to St. Mary's
Hospital, 1 to the West London Hospital, and 5 were
treated at the homes of the patients. Four cases
were dead at the time of notification. Thirteen deaths
were registered, the mortality rate being 72.2 per cent.
Twelve military cases were notified, 8 cases being
removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board's hospitals,
2 to the First London General Hospital, 1
to the London Fever Hospital, and 1 to the Second
London General Hospital.
GLANDERS.
No case was reported as due to glanders, against
no case in the previous year.
ANTHRAX.
No case was reported as due to anthrax, against
no case in the previous year.
Although no case of anthrax was notified in
Hammersmith, one case in a human subject was of