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Cerebro- Spinal Meningitis.
There were 6 notifications of this disease received during the
year, and the relevant particulars relating to these cases are set
out in the following table: —
Sex.
Age.
Date Removed
to Hospital.
Bacteriologically
Confirmed.
Result.
Date of
Notification.
F
3
18/1/36
18/1/36
Yes
Recovered.
M.
Died.
11/12
29/1/36
27/1/36
Yes
F.
12
22/2/36
22/2/36
No
Died.*
18
No
M.
31/8/36
31/8/36
Recovered.†
27/10/36
M.
40
27/10/36
Yes
Died.
M.
8½
15/12/36
Yes
Recovered.
16/12/36
* Cause of death, Pneumococcal Meningitis.
† Regarded as an abortive type.
Polio-Myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis.
The majority of sufferers from this disease are young children.
A considerable proportion of the patients who recover from the
acute stage are crippled for life. Owing to the serious after effects
of this disease it is the practice of the department to keep in touch
with patients notified in previous years with a view of offering
advice and assisting the patients to obtain remedial treatment if
necessary.
There were no deaths recorded of polio-myelitis; there was,
however, one death from polio-encephalitis which had not been
notified.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
No new cases of this disease were notified during 1936, but
16 known cases of encephalitis lethargica were visited by the staff
of the department during the year for the purpose of offering advice
and rendering assistance to the patient. The number of deaths
was 2. One of these cases had never been notified to this department.
Erysipelas.
This disease is caused by streptococcal organisms which are
similar to those which cause scarlet fever and puerperal septicaemia.
There were 89 cases of Erysipelas notified, and 2 of the patients
died. The comparative figures for 1935 were 117 cases and 3 deaths.
Puerperal Fever.
In 1936, there were 7 notifications of Puerperal Fever. Five
of these cases occurred in institutions, and 2 were reported of
patients confined at home who were subsequently removed to