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Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Only one case of cerebro-spinal fever occurred in the Borough
last year. This was in a youth of 18 years who was admitted to the
New End Hospital profoundly ill with a high temperature and
delirium. Meningoccocal antiserum was administered intrathecally,
intravenously and intramuscularly with the result that the patient
made an uninterrupted recovery.
Diphtheria.
During the year 63 cases of diphtheria were notified and 4
deaths were registered from this cause. The attack rate was 0.7 per
1,000 of the population and the mortality from the disease was 0.04.
Of the 63 notified cases all except four were removed to hospital. It
is interesting to note that there were 69 cases notified in the Borough
for the year 1931. 216,000 units of anti-toxin were issued by the
Public Health Department to medical practitioners during the year.
Schick testing with subsequent immunizing is not, unfortunately,
carried out on a large scale in the Borough, and it has not as yet been
introduced at the Welfare Centres. However, during the year 37 girl
inmates of a residential institution were successfully immunized
following preliminary Schick Testing.
Dysentery.
One case of Dysentery was reported. Bacteriological examinations
shewed the infection to be due to Sonnes Baccillus. During
the year only 83 cases were notified in the Metropolis. It was impossible
to ascertain the source of the infection as the patient had only
returned from the country a short time before the onset of the illness.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
Only one case of this dreaded infection occurred during 1932.
This was in a female aged 50 years and had a fatal termination.
Although the case was not actually notified until after death the
patient had received expert hospital care and attention during her
illness.
Enteric Fever.
Although 8 cases of Enteric Fever were notified it is pleasing to
report that they were all isolated cases. In one, the infection had