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(1.) A male, 8 months, Tibbatts Road, was notified on April 11th.
Patient was removed to the London Hospital on March 24th and died on
April 10th.
(2.) A male, 1 year and 9 months, Market Street, notified April 20th,
removed on April 19th, to the London Hospital and died the same day.
(3.) A male, aged 38 years, of Cottage Street, Poplar, notified on
May 10th. The patient was admitted into the London Hospital
April 11th.
(4.) A male, aged 20 years, of Fern Street, Bromley, June 24th.
Patient died June 30th.
(5.) A male, aged 8 years, of Bickmore Street, Poplar, admitted
into the London Hospital on August 3rd, was notified as suffering from
typhoid fever on September 12th, a " Widal" reaction having been
obtained. Died on September 18th in the London Hospital, the cause
of death being "purulent cerebro-spinal meningitis, exhaustion," a postmortem
examination having been made. The case was subsequently
notified as one of epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis, as the doctor was
of opinion the cause of death would come under that heading.
(6.) A male, aged 30 years, of Hind Street, Poplar, was notified on
December 15th. The patient had been ill since December 3rd, was treated
at home, and died at midnight on Sunday, December 17th.
ACUTE POLIO-MYELITIS, OR ACUTE
POLIO-ENCEPHALITIS.
The London County Council made an Order requiring the notification
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in the Administrative
County of London, of cases of acute polio-myelitis or acute polioencephalitis
up to and including March 12th, 1912. The Order came
into operation on September lst.*
* The Local Government Board approved an Order of the London County Council
made on February 7th, 1912, requiring the notification of acute polio-myelitis or acute
olio-encephalitis, from and including March 13th, 1912.