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Small-pox.
One case of this disease was notified, in the
person of a youth aged 17, a feather-cleaner by trade.
He was seen by a Poor-law Medical Officer and found
to be suffering from severe confluent small-pox. He
died in hospital. It was impossible to trace the sou ice
of infection, but he probably contracted the infection
from a mild undiscovered case. About this time (the
autumn) there was a slight outbreak of small-pox
in the East End of London. It was not possible to
ascertain whether the patient had been vaccinated,
but he had probably not been vaccinated in infancy.
Vaccination in infancy, even after the lapse of 17
years, will usually avert a fatal attack of small-pox
although it may not suffice completely to protect
against infection. Re-vaccination at the age of 12
years would have probably completely protected this
patient, or at any rate modified the severity of the
disease.
Typhoid Fever.
There were 3 cases notified, but one of them was
apparently not typhoid fever. In no case was the
source of infection ascertained. There were 2 deaths.
Erysipelas.
There were 58 cases notified and 1 death.
Malaria.
During the year 1 case was notified. The patient
was found to be an ex-Service man who had contracted
the infection overseas.
Acute Polio-Myelitis and Acute Polio-
Encephalitis.
Only 1 case of acute polio-mvelitis was notified.
Dysentery.
There were no cases reported.