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Cerebrop-spinal Meningitis.—During 1915 there were 36 cases of
this disease notified in the Borough, of which 2 were subsequently
found not to be suffering from this disease. The deaths from
cerebro-spinal meningitis numbered 28, being equal to a mortality
rate of .13 per 1,000 living.
Polio.myelitis or Polio-encephalitis.—No case of this disease
was notified in the Borough during 1915.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—There were 26 cases of this disease
notified during the year. None of these were removed to hospital.
All the cases recovered without any permanent impairment of sight.
Glanders, Anthrax and Hydrophobia in man.—One case of
anthrax in an adult was notified during the year.
Chicken-pox.—This disease was made notifiable by the London
County Council from March 17th to June 30th, 1915. During this
period I receive 142 notifications of the disease, of which 2 were
removed to hospital. No death was registered from this disease.
I received also 489 notifications of chicken.pox, from the headmasters
and mistresses of elementary schools in the Borough,
occurring amongst their scholars.
B.—NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Influenza.—During 1915 there were 24 deaths in the Borough
due to influenza. This is an increase of 7 on the deaths registered
from this cause during 1914. The annual mortality rate from
influenza is .11 per 1,000 living.
Diarrhœa.—There was a slight decrease in the number of
deaths due to diarrhoeal disease in the Borough during 1915. The
total number of deaths from this cause was 126, of which 68 were
registered as diarrhoea and 58 as enteritis or gastro.enteritis, and of
these 93 were under 1 year of age. The annual mortality for
diarrhoeal disease during 1915 is .58 per 1,000 living.
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