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Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever.
The Enteric Fever notifications received numbered 8. There were 2 deaths.
Of Paratyphoid Fever there were 4 cases. All the patients recovered.
One case of enteric fever that deserves comment, if for no other reason than
that it induced an American physician to use enthusiastic language in praise of the
administrative methods in relation to infectious disease in operation in the Borough,
involved a member of the party of girl students from the United States that visited
Europe about the middle of the year. In the course of the trip the party paid a visit
to Italy and while there the patient consumed, amongst other articles, a certain
amount of salad and ices. In due time the party reached Paris where the young
lady became ill. On the 14th of August she left Paris by aeroplane and later in the
day was taken to a hotel in the Borough. A doctor was called, and diagnosed
enteric fever, and made notification. Within two hours of its receipt and little more
than that of the patient's arrival, she was under isolation in hospital, all enquiries had
been made, clothing had been removed for disinfection, and the room at the hotel was
sealed up and undergoing fumigation.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
There were no cases of this disease during the year.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
The notifications numbered 3, 2 women and 1 man. One of the patients died;
the remaining 2 were discharged from hospital practically completely cured.
Polio-Myelitis.
One case was notified, a girl, aged 12, who was discharged from hospital
practically completely cured.
Erysipelas.
The notifications of erysipelas numbered 52, and there were 7 deaths.
Puerperal Fever.
The number of cases of this disease notified, viz., 2, was rather under the
average. There were no deaths.
In each case special enquiries were made by one of the health visitors and the
premises were disinfected.
Measles and German Measles.
These conditions are not now notifiable. 1,012 cases were however reported,
244 voluntarily by doctors and parents and 768 by school-teachers.
There were no deaths. The course adopted in relation to the cases was the
same as in previous years.
Whooping Cough.
Most of the information obtained with regard to this disease is derived from the
death returns, and during 1922 the number of deaths registered as due to whooping
cough was 14. In 1921 the number was 7.
Nurses were sent in to 2 cases, and 22 visits were paid.
Glanders and Anthrax.
No cases were notified.