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longer its administration is delayed. 122,000 units of Antitoxin
were supplied by the Council during the year, which
shows that the practitioners of the district make good use
of the facilities provided.
Enteric Fever.
5 cases of Enteric Fever were notified. All were
"primary" infections. The cases were thoroughly investigated,
and 2 of them appeared to have been infected
outside the district, while the source of infection of the
remaining 3 was uncertain. The 5 cases represent infection
in 4 houses.
Sanitary defects were discovered upon 3 of the premises:
all the cases were removed to Hospital.
The serum of 4 of the patients was examined for Widal's
reaction by the Lister Institute, and was found to be positive
in each instance.
Notification of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis and Acute
Poliomyelitis.
The Council decided to make both these diseases compulsorily
notifiable in Finchley, and they became so in February,
1912. By the order of the Local Government Board, issued
August 15th, 1912, these diseases were made compulsorily
notifiable throughout the whole country. Acute Poliomyelitis,
the cause of ''Infantile Paralysis," is now proved to be a
contagious disease, and although very erratic in its infectivity
there have been several somewhat alarming epidemics in
various parts of England during the last two or three years.
It is always desirable to isolate the patient in the acute stage
of the illness.
No oases of these diseases were notified during the year
1914.
Small-Pox.
No case was notified.