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Scarlet Fever,— 723 cases were notified, and they showed a decrease of 324
on the average (1,047) of the ten years 1927-36. The attack-rate was equal to
2.45 per 1,000 of the civil population annually, which is a decrease of 0.85 per 1,000
of the mean rate (3.30) of the preceding ten years. In London the attack-rate
was 2.09 per 1,000 of the civil population.
Enteric Fever.— 12 cases of Enteric Fever were notified. This is a decrease
of 2 on the average (14) that obtained during the ten years 1927-36. The attackrate
was 0.04 per 1,000 annually, which is the same as the mean rate (0.04) of the
last ten years. In London the rate was 0'05.
In November, as a result of the Croydon outbreak in October onwards, notices
regarding alleged workmen contacts were received from the Croydon Health
Department. Each of these was followed up and the persons kept under observation
by re-visitation. The matter was the subject of a special report presented by the
Medical Officer of Health to the Public Health Committee on the 29th November,
1937.
Puerperal Fever.— See pages 13 and 89.
Erysipelas,— 151 cases were notified, and were 6 below the average of the
preceding ten years, the attack-rate being 0.51 per 1,000 of the civil population.
FATALITY FROM THE PRINCIPAL NOTIFIABLE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
By "Fatality" is meant the percentage proportion of deaths to attacks of
sickness.

Hospital Isolation.— Of the 1,527 cases of infectious disease notified, 1,468
were isolated in hospital, equal to a percentage of 96T, while only 3.9 per cent. of
the patients were nursed at home.