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SMALL POX
There were no cases notified during 1925.
SCARLET FEVER.
The notifications of scarlet fever in 1925 were 353, against
395 in 1924.
This is a decrease of 42. The distribution of the disease in
the various Wards, as shown in Table IV. of Appendix, was
fairly uniform.
34 cases were returned from hospital as not suffering from
scarlet fever.
There were 3 deaths, which gives the very low case mortality
of 85 percent., against 1.5 per cent. in 1924. The disease, as in
recent years, was of a very mild type. The attack rate per
thousand inhabitants was 2.87 against 3.23 in 1924.
ENTERIC FEVER.
5 cases of enteric fever were notified, all being in Bermondsey.
The total number of cases notified in the previous year
was 2. 1 case was returned from Hospital as not suffering from
this disease.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
9 cases of puerperal fever were notified.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
There were 15 oases 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.
N'otified. '
Treated.
At Home.
In Hospital.
Visioa
Unimpaired.
Vision
Impaired.
Total
Blindness.
Doubtful—
still
under
Treatment.
Deaths.
15
4
11
11
1
2
1
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