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RELAPSING FEVER.
No case was reported as due to relapsing fever,
against no case in the previous year.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Eight cases were reported as due to puerperal
fever, against 7 cases in the previous year. Three of
the cases reported last year were treated at the homes
of the patients, 4 of the cases were treated at the
Hammersmith Infirmary and 1 at the West London
Hospital. Two deaths were registered. The mortality
rate on the cases reported was 25.0 per cent.
CHOLERA.
No case was reported as due to cholera, against
no case in the previous year.
ERYSIPELAS.
Ninety-eight cases were reported last year as due
to erysipelas, against 99 cases in the previous year.
Fifty-nine cases were treated at the homes of the
patients, 36 at the Hammersmith Infirmary, 1 at the
West London Hospital, 1 at Middlesex Hospital, and
1 at the Chiswick Hospital. Three deaths were registered.
The mortality rate on the cases reported was
3.1 per cent.
PLAGUE.
No case was reported as due to plague, against
no case in the previous year.
CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER.
One case was reported as due to cerebro-spinal
fever, against three cases in the previous year. The
patient was a male infant of seven months who was