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The mortality from enteric fever for the same period in London
was .01 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Continued Fever.—Two cases of continued fever were notified
during the year.
Typhus Fever.—There was not any notification of typhus fever
in the Borough during the year.
Puerperal Fever.—There were 17 cases of puerperal fever
notified during 1919; but of these 1 case was subsequently found
not to be suffering from this disease, thus the number of genuine
cases was reduced to 16. 8 cases were removed to hospital. The
deaths from puerperal fever and septicaemia numbered 5. The
attack-rate for the year was 3.8 per 1,000 births, and the deathrate
1.2 per 1,000 births.
Plague.—There was not any plague in the Borough during
the year.
Erysipelas.—There were 110 cases of erysipelas notified during
1919. This is equal to an attack-rate of 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Of the 110 cases notified, 34 were removed to hospital.
The deaths from erysipelas numbered 12. This gives
a mortality-rate of 10.9 per cent. attacked, and of .05 per 1,000
inhabitants.