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these complaints only 10 cases being notified during the mouths of July,
August and September.
The annual death-rate at all ages from Diarrhaea and Enteritis per
1.000 living was 015.
Deaths from diarrhiea during the last ten years:—
1913 205 1918 81
1914 207 1919 104
1915 148 1920 59
1916 107 1921 149
1917 108 1922 29
WHOOPING COUGH.
The deaths from this disease were 62 for the year.
The annual death-rate per 1,000 living was 0 33.
Deaths from Whooping Cough for the last ten years: —
1913 38 1918 129
1914 59 1919 10
1915 46 1920 27
1916 44 1921 28
1917 35 1922 62
ANTHRAX.
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Two cases of this disease were notilied during the year.
The first case was that of a male aged 30, employed at Messrs.
Whichelow &Co., Tanner Street, Bermondsey, and employed in handling
goat skins from China. The date of the onset of the disease was
May 13th, commencing with a pimple on the forehead. The patient was
removed to Guy's Hospital on May 19th. The second case was also a
male aged 32, employed at Messrs. Hepburn, Gale & Ross of Bermondsey
Street, and employed in handling Chinese skins. The date of the onset
of the disease was October 28th, commencing with a scratch on the
right arm. The patient was removed to Guy's Hospital on November
1st.
In both cases the nature of the treatment was excision and injection
of Sclavo's serum.
The progress of each patient was excellent, and they have now
recovered.