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Bacteriological Examinations of Doubtful and
Convalescent Cases.
Twenty-seven specimens of blood from doubtful cases of typhoid
fever were forwarded to the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine.
In ten instances (37.03 per cent.) the typhoid (Widal) reaction was
obtained.
Deaths.
One Poplar parishioner died from typhoid fever, two fatal cases
occurred among the Bromley patients, and two among the Bow, making
a total of five deaths in 40 cases.
DIPHTHERIA INCLUDING MEMBRANOUS CROUP.
Notifications; Sex and School Age; Deaths; Bacteriological
Examinations; Errors in Diagnosis; Condition of House
Drainage; Isolation; The Diphtheria Anti-toxin (London)
Order, 1910.
Notifications.
Ninety-two cases of diphtheria were notified in Poplar, 110 cases
were notified in Bromley, and 143 cases were notified in Bow, making
a total of 345 cases for the whole Borough.