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not attend at any time on any patient in Ward IV., but
it is believed that she visited the Labour Ward during the
time of Mrs. C.'s confinement on 26th January who had
at normal puerperium.
With a view to ascertaining if infection had been
present in the Hospital prior to the case of Mrs. C., I
investigated all cases in the Hospital, they all showed a
normal puerperium except in three cases. They were:—
(a) Mrs. F. A Doctor's case, attended by Nurse (2).
Caesarean section case. Had irregular temperature
between 15/1.37 and 30.1.37. This patient occupied a
single-bed ward and the temperature course did not
indicate any septic condition.
(b) Mrs. H. A Doctor's case, attended by Nurse (5)
Rave a 24-hour rise of 100 degrees—102 degrees, due to
inflamed breast ; otherwise a normal puerperium.
(c) Mrs. T. A Doctor's case, attended by Nurses (1)
and (5) showed a rising temperature between 22nd and
26th January due to B. Coli urinary infection, otherwise
a normal puerperium.
All the patients eventually recovered. The bacteriological
investigation of the six patients showed identical
cultures of Group A.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
Six cases of acute poliomyelitis were notified over a
period of three months. None of these cases were related
one to the other except that two cases occurred in a private
school. Even in these instances the two cases were widely
separated in the period of attack, and, in spite of the difficulties
of tracing the infection, it is probable that each
contracted this infection independently and apart
from the residential school. In both cases recovery was
complete. The other four cases were widely scattered and
had no association with each other either in time or
district. The infection in all cases was mild and sequelae
negligible.