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arrival here. A brother, a sister and two neighbours in Hadlow
contracted the disease about the same time.
The second case was a resident of Acton, and contracted the
disease when "hopping" in Kent. She was taken ill at Hadlow on
September 17th, and returned to Acton on October 1st.
This latter case was the direct means of infection to 5 other
persons. One of these was the patient's husband, and in his case
the infection was probably a direct one. Both husband and wife
were removed to Hospital, but prior to their removal they were
nursed by a woman from Ramsey Road. When the husband and
wife went to the Hospital, their baby was taken to Ramsey Road.
Four cases occurred in the latter house.
Infants often suffer from an undetected attack of Enteric Fever,
and it is possible that the disease was introduced to Ramsey Road
by the child. The risk attached to the baby was pointed out, but
the warning went unheeded.
The eighth case probably contracted the disease in Margate.
The notification was received on June 1st, and the patient had been
taken ill about May 24th. She had been in Margate from May 7th
to May 24th.
The ninth and tenth cases were probably due to the consumption
of contaminated shell-fish. In the other cases the source of infection
was not traced. All of them had most of their meals outside the
district.
ERYSIPELAS.
Thirty-five cases of Erysipelas were notified, but there was no
death from the disease.
Opinions differ as to usefulness of retaining Erysipelas amongst
the notifiable infectious diseases. With the possible exception of
Puerperal Fever, no connection with other notifiable infectious
diseases has been traced, but Erysipelas can be caused by various
organisms, and can no more be regarded as a specific disease in its
etiology than an ordinary abscess or a gum-boil is.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
There was only one case of Puerperal Fever notified, and this
patient recovered,