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Wandsworth 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Infective Diseases.
Enteric and Para-Typhoid Fevers.
32 cases, and five deaths of the above occurred.
11 of the cases were true Enteric Fever and 21 were Paratyphoid
Fever.
The number of cases and deaths from the above is higher
than in the previous year.
There was no special outbreak and no connection between
the cases could be traced.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
The Public Health (Notification of Puerperal Fever and
Puerperal Pyrexia) Regulations, came into force on 1st October,
1926.

The following Table gives details of the cases notified under the Regulations during the year.

Final Diagnosis.Case notified as :—Recovered.Died.
Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia.
Puerperal Septicaemia4--4
"Puerperal Fever"7-7-
Salpingo Oophoritis-11-
Pyæmia3232
Peritonitis following Cæsarean Section1--1
Thrombo-Phlebitis-11-
Pelvic Cellulitis, Subacute Septicaemia-11-
Mastitis-44-
Dental Abscess-11-
Catarrh of Respiratory Tract-11-
Coryza-11-
Ruptured Spina Bifida-11-
Septic Rash-11-
Morbus Cordis-11-
Influenza-33-
Pyrexia of unknown origin-2424-
Total1542507

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