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The total number of patients immunised or found by test to
be immune is 113, out of a total of 270 patients who have attended
during the year (41.9 per cent). Since the opening of the clinic
482 patients have attended, and of these 248 have been immunised
or found immune by test (51.5 per cent.).
Acute Polio-Myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis.
There was only one case of Acute Polio-Myelitis notified in
Battersea during 1929, the patient being -a boy of 6 years. A
second case of Polio-Myelitis, not in the acute stage, was reported
in the person of a child of 2 years. Both cases received hospital
treatment. No death was recorded from the disease.
At the end of the year there were 27 chronic cases under observation,
25 having been notified or reported prior to 1929. Of
these 27 cases, 24 were under 5 years of age when first brought
under observation.
When last visited 3 were reported well, 6 were in hospital,
1 under convalescent treatment, and 7 were receiving out-patient
treatment.
Of the remaining 10 cases, 1 was reported to be limping slightly
and 9 to be still wearing instruments.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
There were 4 cases of Puerperal Fever notified in Battersea
during 1929 as compared with 7 cases in 1928, 9 cases in 1927,
12 cases in 1926, and 6 cases in 1925. There were 2 deaths from
the disease. The number of cases per 1,000 births was 1.53,
as compared with 2.55 in 1928, 3.21 in 1927, 4-04 in 1926, and
1.88 in 1925. The notified cases were distributed as follows:—
East Battersea, 1; North-West Battersea, 2; South-West
Battersea, 1.
The case mortality was 50.0 per cent., and the death-rate per
1,000 births was 0.76.
There were 316 cases of Puerperal Fever notified in London
and 2,353 in England and Wales during 1929.
The number of cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified during 1929
was 25, and the incidence per 1,000 births was 9.55.
There were 775 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified in London
and 5,573 in England and Wales during the year.
Enteric Fever.
During 1929 two cases of Enteric Fever were notified in Battersea.
Of these 1 case was cancelled, the diagnosis not being confirmed
at hospital. There was one death from this disease during