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to he in an almost desperate condition ultimately recovered.
Great difficulty was experienced in finding accommodation
for all the patients hut it was found possible to provide a bed
either in the Hendon Isolation Hospital or elsewhere for
every patient for whom hospital treatment was necessary.
SCARLET FEVER.
153 cases were notified and 117 received hospital treatment,
of which number 86 were admitted to the Hendon
Isolation Hospital.
No deaths from this disease occurred.
Scarlet Fever was very prevalent in London throughout
the year and Hendon shared to some extent in this prevalence.
No definite epidemic occurred. The cases were for the most
part very mild and 110 death occurred. Towards the end of
the year 3 cases occurred in one class of the Secondary
School and 1 advised closure of this class. As the Christmas
holidays were due to begin a week later it was decided to
close the whole school. No further spread of the disease
took place.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
6 cases of this disease were notified.
3 were admitted to various hospitals and died in hospital.
3 were treated at home by their own doctors, 2 of these
died and the other recovered.
ENTERIC FEVER.
4 cases were notified.
In no case was any local source of infection discovered.
One case had almost certainly been infected abroad. The
cases were quite unconnected with each other and no extension
of the disease took place.