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Public Health (Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia) Regulations, 1926.
The Consulting Obstetrician appointed under the above Regulations,
Dr. Malcolm Donaldson, was called in to one case (Puerperal Pyrexia)
during the year.
The following is a summary of the cases notified, etc., during the
year:—
Puerperal Fever. Puerperal Pyrexia.
Cases notified 12 19*
Removed to L.C.C. Fever Hospitals 7 1
Treated in other Hospitals 5 17
Treated at home - 1
Specialist called in - 1
Deaths 6** -
* Excludes 4 later reported to be Puerperal Fever.
** Two were not notified; our first intimation was the report of the
death in each case. Also see list of maternal deaths, p. 117.
Continued and Typhus Fevers.
No case of continued fever occurred. No case of typhus fever
occurred.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Six cases of Cerebro-Spinal Fever were notified and were treated in
hospital. In one case the diagnosis was not confirmed, leaving a total of
5 cases. These 5 patients received serum treatment and 2 recovered.
The other 3 died.
One other fatal case was not notified. Patient was a foreign seaman
who died on board a ship in the South-West India Dock.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
Three cases were notified and removed to hospital.
Acute Polio-Encephalitis.
No cases of Acute Polio-Encephalitis were notified.
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica.
No cases were notified.
No deaths were certified as being due to Encephalitis Lethargica.