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Parish of Wandsworth.
Of the 37 cases notified, in only a few could any
definite history of infection be ascertained, and in only
one was there any grave sanitary defect in the house
occupied by the patient.
Two of the cases have an interesting history as the
cause was definitely traced to the eating of oysters at
Clacton, on the 23rd of August. These cases have an
additional interest attached to them, as the Local
Government Board are presently inquiring into an outbreak
at Clacton which occurred in September, and
which it is believed was due to the same cause.
Another case notified on the 24th September had
come from Maidstone on the 18th, and was removed
again to that place, where the patient died.
In another case the patient had been working for
five weeks previous to the onset at the Croydon Sewage
Works.
Eating oysters was the cause of another case, the
patient having had these 14 days before at a restaurant
in the city
In a case notified on the 25th October the patient
had come from Folkestone on the 22nd October, having
been there since September 6th
The annual death-rate from fever in the Sub-district
was .08 per 1,000, and in the Metropolis .10 per 1,000.
Puerperal
Fever.
Six cases were notified and of these four
died, compared with seven notifications and
one death in 1896.
Erysipelas.
111 cases were notified, compared with 116
in 1896. One death only was registered, while in 1896
five deaths occurred.