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In 3 cases the infection following recent operations upon the
tonsils, and in 2 cases it was attributed by parents to visits to
Picture Palaces.
It is of interest to record 1 case of this disease which was
admitted to Hospital, and went through a typical attack, being
again notified as suffering from a fresh attack within 14 days
after discharge; and that in another case a child was notified as
suffering from this disease who had gone through a typical attack
only 16 months previously.
The increased prevalence of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria
in London, made it impossible for the Managers of the Fever
Hospitals to admit all cases for whose admission applications were
made in the late Autumn of last year, and it was only with considerable
delay that several sufferers from Stoke Newington gained
admittance to Hospital.
ERYSIPELAS.
The 35 cases of this disease represent infection in 33 different
premises. In 1 of these, insanitary conditions of a slight nature
existed, and in no case were the sanitary defects grave.
ENTERIC OR TYPHOID FEVER.
The 9 cases notified during the year all occurred in different
houses. In none of these houses did insanitary conditions exist.