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Encephalitis Lethargica.
No deaths occurred from Encephalitis Lethargical
during the year.
Return Cases of Scarlet Fever.
There were no return cases during the year.
Public Health (Infectious Disease) Regulations, 1927.
One case of Malaria was notified during the year. So
far as the other diseases are concerned, there were notified
57 cases of Pneumonia, of which 27 proved fatal.
Hospital Accommodation for Cases of Infectious Disease.
This has been dealt with elsewhere in my Report, 152
cases of Scarlet Fever were notified during the year, 114
of which were admitted to Hospital.
34 cases of Diphtheria were notified, 30 of which were
admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital.
Where the home conditions are suitable and medical
supervision is carried out by the Medical Practitioner in
charge of the case, patients suffering from Scarlet Fever
and Diphtheria are nursed at home. Suitable disinfectants
are supplied free of charge.
38 cases of Scarlet Fever and 4 cases of Diphtheria
were nursed at home during the year, At the termination
of the cases, disinfection of the premises and bedding is
carried out.
The incidence of these diseases did not increase as a
result of the isolation being carried out at home.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Four cases of Puerperal Fever and 6 cases of Puerperal
Pyrexia were notified during the year.
There was no observed relation between these cases and
Scarlet Fever.
EXAMINATION OF BACTERIOLOGICAL AND
PATHOLOGICAL SPECIMENS.
The Council make provision for the examination of
specimens by the Clinical Research Association and the
Royal Institute of Public Health, and full advantage of this
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