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PLAGUE.
No case was reported as due to plague, against
no case in the previous year.
CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER.
Two cases were reported as due to cerebro-spinal
fever, against one case in the previous year. Two
deaths were registered, the mortality rate being 100
per cent.
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.
HYDROPHOBIA.
No case was reported as due to hydrophobia last
year, against no case in the previous year.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Thirty cases were reported as due to ophthalmia
neonatorum, against 22 cases in the previous year.
The cases reported last year were treated: 25 at the
homes of the patients, 2 at the Western Ophthalmic
Hospital, 2 at the Middlesex Hospital, and 1 at the
Hammersmith Infirmary.
ACUTE POLIO-MYELITIS.
One case was reported as due to polio-myelitis,
against 1 case in the previous year. The case reported
was treated at St. Mary's Hospital. The patient was a
boy, aged 5 years, and was discharged from the hospital
with paralysis of the lower extremities. The boy
is at present visiting St. Mary's Hospital once a month
and is regaining the use of his legs.