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The preponderance of males is noteworthy. Past experience
shows that males are affected more frequently than females.
TYPHOID FEVER.
Three cases of Typhoid Fever and two cases of Paratyphoid
Fever were notified during the year. All the cases occurred in the
West Wickham Ward.
Typhoid Fever.
Onset Notified
Case (1) Femaleagedll 21/10/37 2/11/37
Case (2) Male aged 17 21/10/37 5/11/37
Case (3) Male aged 16 27/11/37 3/12/37
Cases 1 and 3 occurred in the same house, and there is no doubt
that case 3 was secondary to case 1.
Cases 1 and 2 occurred at a time when the disease was prevalent
in an adjoining Borough ; enquiry showed that it was probable that
case 1 contracted the disease in that Borough, but no direct relation
of a similar nature could be established with regard to case 2.
The cases were all severe, but none proved fatal.
Paratyphoid Fever.
Onset Notified
Case (1) Male aged 4 21/3/37 7/4/37
Case(2) Female aged 13 2/5/37 13/5/37
In neither case was the source of infection discovered.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA AND PUERPERAL FEVER.
Fifteen cases of Pyrexia and 2 of Puerperal Fever were notified
The term Puerperal Fever was discontinued after 1 /10/37. Six of
the Pyrexia cases occurred in the Beckenham and Penge Joint
Maternity Home.
The table on page 39 gives details of the cases.
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