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CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS.
5 cases notified.
Five cases of this disease were notified during the year,
all five cases proving fatal.
The first case, that of a lady typist, was notified on the
30th March, and died a few days afterwards.
Every precaution was taken. Two trained nurses were
in attendance, and swabs were taken from all contacts, with
negative results.
The second case was notified on April the 5th, the patient
being a young soldier 23 years of age, from a camp in Surrey,
who returned home for the week-end. He was taken ill on
the 3rd. On visiting the house I saw the patient with his
medical attendant, and it was evident that he would die. I
had him removed to the Willesden Infectious Hospital, where
he died on April the 7th.
All the contacts in this house, and the adjoining house,
were "swabbed," with negative results.
The third case was that of a baby, 9 months of age, who
I saw with its medical attendant, and which certainly had
every symptom of "Spotted Fever."
The result, however, of the examination of the "Lumbar
Puncture" did not support the diagnosis, but the case was
treated as "Spotted Fever."
The fourth case wa3 notified on the 20th of April, that
of a lady, and the date of the onset of illness was the 15th
of April. The case was removed into a Nursing Home and the
patient died on 1st May.
Swabs were taken of all contacts, with negative results.
The fifth case, a lad of 15 years of age, was notified on
the 27th of April, the date of the onset of the illness being
the 24th of April. A "Lumbar Puncture" was taken, but