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blood and lochia at the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, at a fee of 10s. 6d.
for each examination. In cases where the bacteriologist is required to
obtain samples an additional charge of £1 Is. per visit has also been
sanctioned.
The following is a summary of the notifications, etc., during the
year:—
Puerperal Puerperal
Fever. Pyrexia.
Notifications 13 8
Removed to M.A.B. Hospitals 6 2
Removed to other Hospitals 5 1
Specialist called in — 2
Deaths 4 - —
CONTINUED AND TYPHUS FEVERS.
No cases of continued fever occurred. No case of typhus fever
occurred.
SPOTTED FEVER.
EPIDEMIC CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS *
Three cases occurred. All terminated fatally.
ACUTE POLIO-MYELITIS, OR ACUTE POLIO ENCEPHALITIS
AND ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.
Two cases of acute polio-myelitis were notified, one patient died.
Five cases of encephalitis lethargica occurred. Three of the cases
died from the disease. One notified case which died from cerebral tumour
is not included.
MEASLES.
1,161 cases of measles were reported to the Medical Officer of Health
from various sources (principally from L.C.C. schools). 39 deaths were
attributed to measles.
* Posterior basal menineitis is included in the term "cerebral-spinal fever,"
which does not include meningitis due to tuberculosis, syphilis, middle ear disease,
or injury.