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There were 6 deaths, which gives the very low case mortality
of 1·5 per cent., against .92 per cent, in 1923. The disease, as in
recent years, was of a very mild type. The attack rate rer thousand
inhabitants was 3.23, against 2.65 in 1923.
Enteric Fever.
2 cases of enteric fever were notified, both being in Rotherhithe.
The total number of cases notified in the previous year was 2.
Puerperal Fever.
2 cases of puerperal fever were notified.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
There were 12 cases of this disease notified during the year.
Under this heading is included every kind of " sore eyes "
occurring in the newly-born. They were all visited by the Health
Visitors, who instructed the mother in each case to immediately
seek medical advice.
Cases.
Notified.
Treated.
Total
Blindness.
Deaths.
Vision
Unimpaired.
Vision
Impaired.
At Home.
In Hospital
12
10
11
-
-
2
1
There have been 12 cases, but in only one case was the vision
impaired, and in this it amounted to total blindness.
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.
1 case was notified in 1924.
Polio-Myelitis.
1 case was notified in 1924.