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case terminated fatally on August 18th. There was no history of any recent illness amongst the
inmates of the house, which was occupied by members of more than one family. The house was not
so clean as it might have been, otherwise it was in fair sanitary condition. The water-closet was
in the yard and was defective, and the yard itself was in a dirty condition. The deceased had not
been away from home for some considerable time previously. No information was obtainable as to
anything having been taken likely to set up the symptoms with which he suffered. There is no
reason for regarding this case as other than one of English cholera."
Poplar—"Two cases of cholera (simple) were notified in the parish of Poplar. One patient,
aged 12 years, had been eating 'hokey-pokey' and fruit; this case recovered. The other was a
woman aged 45 years. She was a weakly person and died in 48 hours. She had lately come from
the country, and her child had had diarrhœa."
Lambeth—"The seven cholera cases were probably cholera nostras (English cholera), or
infantile diarrhoea."
Plumstead—The three cases notified as cholera occurred in the. East ward, were all notified
by one medical man, and were not of the nature of Asiatic cholera. None died.
The medical officer of health of the Port of London reports that one ship arrived at Gravesend
having had a fatal case of cholera during the voyage.
Erysipelas.
The deaths attributed to erysipelas in the registration county of London in 1898 numbered
165; the corrected annual average of the preceding ten years being 253.
The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered in the registration
county of London since 1890 have been as follows—
The medical officer of health of the Port of London reports that one ship arrived at
Gravesend having had a fatal case of cholera during the voyage.

* See footnote (2), page 3.