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(5) A patient, aged 38, of Tetley Street, Bromley. Notified on 31st
July and removed to the London Hospital.
(6) A patient, aged 27, of Donald Street, Bromley. Notified or
4th October, patient having been removed to the Sick Asylum on the
30th September.
(7) A patient, aged 33, of Ruston Street, Bow. Notified on 6th
October, patient having been removed to the Sick Asylum on 2nd October.
Died 6th October.
(8) A patient, aged 26, of Bow Road, Bow. Notified on 9th October,
patient having been removed to the London Hospital on the 1st October.
Died 15th October. (Verdict, murder.)
(9) A patient, aged 20, of Old Ford Road, Bow. Notified and removed
to the South-Eastern Hospital on 9th October.
(10) A patient, aged 35, of Mellish Street, Poplar. Notified on 13th
September, and removed to Hospital.
(11) A case of puerperal fever occurred in a patient, aged 41 years,
of Fairfoot Road, Bromley, having been removed to the Sick Asylum
on the 20th October.
(12) A patient, aged 26 years, of Mostyn Road, Bow. Notified
2nd December and removed to the Eastern Hospital 3rd December.
Patient died 28th December.
(13) A patient, aged 35 years, of Bygrove Street, Poplar. Notified
4ch December and treated at home.
In cases of puerperal fever, the doctor attending is immediately
communicated with by letter asking him to warn all persons in attendance
upon the patient that they must not go near nor attend upon another
lying-in case for some weeks to come and then only after their clothes,
etc., have been properly disinfected, and he is informed that disinfection
is carried out free of charge upon application being made to the Public
Health Department; the midwife, should there be one and all other
persons in attendance upon the patient, are also communicated with by
letter in which the above warning and information are embodied;
the London County Council are also informed of the case; and the
premises and clothes of the patient are disinfected in due course.
Deaths.
Three patients died—0 Poplar, 0 Bromley, and 3 Bow.