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7.—MEASLES.
Measles was neither particularly prevalent nor of a severe type
during the year, though there was an appreciable increase in
prevalence towards the end of the year. Seven deaths were registered
from the disease.
10 patients who could not be properly nursed at home were
admitted to the Borough Hospital on account of measles.
8.—WHOOPING COUGH.
Whooping cough was low in prevalence. 5 cases were
admitted to the Borough Hospital for treatment. 9 deaths
occurred during the year.
9.—EPIDEMIC DIARRHOEA.
This condition was not the cause of any extensive amount of
illness among young children during the year. 30 children under
the age of 2 years died of the disease. 11 children were admitted
to the Borough Hospital for treatment, of whom 6 died.
10.—OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
22 cases were notified during the year, and 10 of these were
admitted to the Borough Hospital for treatment. Admission was
in all cases to a cubicle in the Isolation Block (J), and mothers were,
where willing, admitted with their children in order to avoid the
need for weaning at so early an age.
Further particulars in regard to ophthalmia neonatorum are
given in the maternity and child welfare section of the report.
11.—ENTERIC GROUP INFECTION.
38 cases of enteric fever (including paratyphoid fever) were
notified during the year. The following report gives details of the
factors involving the large group of cases of paratyphoid (???) fever
occurring as a specific outbreak:—
REPORT ON AN OUTBREAK OF FOOD-BORNE PARATYPHOID
(B) FEVER AFFECTING CROYDON AND
NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS.
To the Public Health Committee.
I submit the following report on an outbreak of paratyphoid B fever
coming to light in Croydon early in September, 1925, and affecting in varying
degree other districts in the neighbourhood of the borough. 31 cases of paratyphoid
(B) fever occurring among persons resident in Croydon are known to
be directly connected with this outbreak; information received from other