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48. Table XIII. gives the number of cases occurring in
each street. The 183 cases occurred in 86 streets, the highest
number being in Robert Street (7), Sandy Hill Road and
Heavitree Road (6).
49. Four of the cases developed the Diphtheria while in
Hospital for Scarlet Fever, or within three or four days of
returning. One case began to be ill two days after a sister
returned from Hospital after Diphtheria: the sister had a
running from the nose.
50. Two cases were reported from the Fever Hospital as
having no infectious disease. If it can be taken that the
diagnosis was confirmed in every other case, it is highly creditable
to the local medical practitioners.
51. The throat secretions of 15 patients with doubtful
affections were examined bacteriologically by the Clinical
Research Society, and later the Jenner Institute. Two were
found to be cases of Diphtheria and in one the pseudo-diphtheria
bacillus was found.
I heard of cases which were notified wrongly as Diphtheria
and others which probably should have been so notified, in
which it is to be regretted that use was not made of this means
of diagnosis, provided free of charge. The trouble involved is
but slight.
Enteric Fever.
52. There were 25 cases of Enteric Fever notified compared
with 29, 25, and 28 in the three preceding years.
There was only one death, the smallest number of victims
to this disease since 1885.