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The deaths from enteric fever in the Borough last year
numbered 1. This is equal to a mortality rate of 7.1 per cent.
attacked.
During 1920 specimens of blood from 41 persons suspected to
be suffering from enteric fever were submitted to Widal's test. Of
these, 10 gave a positive and 31 a negative reaction.
The mortality from enteric fever for the same period in London
was .01 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Continued Fever.—There were no notifications of continued
fever in the Borough during the year.
Typhus Fever.—There was not any notification of typhus fever
in the Borough during the year.
Puerperal Fever.—There were 23 cases of puerperal fever
notified during 1920; 19 cases were removed to hospital. The
deaths from puerperal fever and septicaemia numbered 13. The
attack-rate for the year was 3.8 per 1,000 births, and the deathrate
2.1 per 1,000 births.
Plague.—There was not any plague in the Borough during
the year.
Erysipelas.—There were 120 cases of erysipelas notified during
1920. This is equal to an attack-rate of 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Of the 120 cases notified, 47 were removed to hospital.
The deaths from erysipelas numbered 16. This gives
a mortality-rate of 13.3 per cent. attacked, and of .07 per 1,000
inhabitants.