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Puerperal Fever.
Four cases were notified during the year with one death,
they presented no special features for comment.
Measles and Whooping Cough.
No extensive prevalence of either of these diseases came to
my knowledge during the year. Five deaths were attributed
to the former and eight to the latter disease. I regard it as
probable however that some of the deaths of young children
attributed to bronchitis were in reality due to whooping cough.
Hospital Accommodation for Infectious Diseases.
The arrangement under which cases of Scarlet Fever are
sent to the Enfield Isolation Hospital, provided that there are
beds not wanted for other purposes, has continued as during
1894, and nineteen cases have been sent under it, exclusive of
thirteen cases sent by the Board of Guardians, who seem to have
a sort of "most favoured nation" clause in the matter, the
arrangement does not however suffice for the needs of the
District for the application for the mission was refused in
eighteen instances. I trust that 1 time is not far distant when
this important question will be definitively solved, and the
Officers of this Council will no longer have (figuratively speaking)
to grovel before those of a neighbouring Council whenever
a case of Scarlet Fever arises, which it is desirable to send
to Hospital.
As regards Diphtheria the District remains as before
totally without Hospital provision, and as regards Enteric Fever,
except for some slight assistance from private charity, the same
remark applies.
A report appeared in the Local Press to the effect that it
was proposed to erect an Isolation Hospital close to the boundary
of this District, and the Council wrote asking on what terms
they might be allowed to participate in the scheme, a letter was
received in reply stating that the Council concerned was not yet
in a position to treat with this Council on the subject.