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known as botulism. A brother, resident in the City of London,
also became ill but ultimately recovered. Antitoxin was given to
all the cases as soon as the condition was suspected.
The son of the Mill Hill resident was at about the same time
admitted to Redhill Hospital, where he died, and was diagnosed
after post mortem examination as having died of tubercular
meningitis. The symptoms of tubercular meningitis and botulism
are closely allied and while the post mortem revealed a definite
tubercular infection of the lining membrane of the brain, it is
possible that food poisoning was a contributory factor in this case.
The St. Pancras Authority took all possible steps to stop
farther supplies of the food being distributed and to recall any
which had been sold and could be traced, and I obtained the
authority of His Worship the Mayor to issue the Ministry of
Health official warning in the local press. No further cases have
been reported.
Malaria.
3 cases of this disease were notified during the year, the
primary infection, however, in each case having been contracted
abroad.