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Continued Fever.—No case was reported as due to Continued
Fever, against no case in the previous year.
Puerperal Fever.—Seven cases were reported as due to
Puerperal Fever, against seven cases in the previous year.
Three cases were treated at the Isolation Hospital of the
Metropolitan Asylums Board, one at St. Marylebone Hospital,
one at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital, and one at the University
College Hospital. Three deaths were registered. The mortality
rate on the cases reported was 43 per cent.
Puerperal Pyrexia.—Twenty-two cases were reported as due
to Puerperal Pyrexia against ten in the previous year. Six
cases were treated at the isolation hospitals of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board, 1 at the Hammersmith Hospital, 7 at
Queen Charlotte's Hospital, 1 at the Mothers' Hospital, 1 at
Charing Cross Hospital, and 6 at the homes of the patients.
In three cases of Puerperal Pyrexia Medical Practitioners
availed themselves of the services of the Obstetric Specialists
provided for in the scheme adopted by the Council in 1926.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.—No case of Cerebro-Spinal
Meningitis was reported against one in the previous year.
Acute Polio-myelitis.—No cases were reported as due to
Polio-myelitis, against none in the previous year.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—Four cases were reported as due
to Encephalitis Lethargica, against four in the previous
year. Three cases were treated in the Hospitals of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board and one at the home of the patient.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Sixteen cases were reported as
due to Ophthalmia Neonatorum, against twenty-four in the
previous year. Seven cases were treated at the Metropolitan
Asylums Board Hospital, 1 at St. George's Hospital, 1 at
Queen Charlotte's Hospital, and 7 at home. In the
majority of cases treated at home arrangements were made
for a nurse to attend the patient-
Anthrax.—No case of Anthrax was notified during the
year, against one case in the previous year.
Hydrophobia.—No case was reported as due to Hydrophobia,
as against no case in the previous year.
Rabies Order, 1919.—No case of Babies in dogs occurred
in the Borough.
Glanders.—No case was reported as due to Glanders, as
against no case in the previous year.
Measles and German Measles.—Sixty cases of Measles and
German Measles were notified against seven hundred and
twelve in the previous year.
Fifty cases were treated at the homes of the patients, and
ten in the Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board. Two
deaths were registered.