Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Relapsing Fever.—No case was reported as due to
Relapsing Fever.
Continued Fever.—No case was reported as due to Continued
Fever.
Puerperal Fever.—Nine cases were reported as due to
Puerperal Fever, against nine cases in the previous year.
Four cases were treated at Isolation Hospitals of the
London County Council, 1 at Queen Charlotte's Hospital,
2 at Hammersmith Hospital, and 1 at St. George's
Hospital. One patient was not removed. One death was
registered from Puerperal Sepsis and 3 from other accidents
and diseases of pregnancy.
Puerperal Pyrexia.—Thirty-seven cases were reported
as due to Puerperal Pyrexia against twenty-one in the
previous year. One case was treated at home, two at Queen
Charlotte's Hospital, four at Isolation Hospitals of the
London County Council, and thirty at various other
hospitals.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.—Five cases of Cerebrospinal
Meningitis were reported against six cases in the
previous year. All cases were treated in hospitals and two
deaths were registered.
Acute Polio-myelitis.—Two cases were reported as due
to Polio-myelitis, against two cases in the previous year.
One case was treated at University College Hospital and
one at the Princess Louise Hospital.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—No case was reported as
due to Encephalitis Lethargica, against no case in the
previous year.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Fourteen cases were reported
as due to Opthalmia Neonatorum, against four cases in