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Of the four deaths of residents from "meningitis," one of 18 months
was classified as 61C "cerebro-spinal meningitis," although notified as "cerebrospinal
fever."
In this class also, were a girl l of 11 years, a boy of 14 years, and a woman
of 63 years, from "meningitis." The Registrar-General should revise Class 61
and also Class 63, which requires more sub-division. Why should an
important infectious disease like poliomyelitis be buried in 63 B, with forty
other diseases 1
ENFIELD AND EDMONTON JOINT ISOLATION
This is situated on 27 acres of land in the Enfield district, on its
Winchmore Hill border. The contribution of Edmonton towards the Hospital
for the year ending 31st March, 1917, was £5,648, compared with £6,228
the previous year.
The Superintendent's report for the year ending March, 1916, reached
me on January 16th, 1917. He states:—"As Block I. is seldom in use, it
has been handed over to a portion of the night staff as sleeping quarters. At
any time it can be used for the purpose for which it was originally intended."
The Accommodation available on December 31st, 1916, was:—
For Scarlet Fever, Blocks II., III., IV. and Y. 96 beds.
For Enteric Fever, Block VIII. 14 beds.
For Diphtheria, Blocks VI. and VII. 39 beds.
For Observation, Block IX. 12 cubicles.
For Observation, Block I. night staff.
161 beds.
In February a small house was added to the laboratory, for housing
guinea-pigs, who are inoculated to decide whether the bacilli of swabbings
are virulent or not. This test enables many patients to be discharged earlier
than formerly. Two inoculations proved positive, seven negative. Twelve
nurses were inoculated with anti-typhoid serum.
During 1915-16 the greatest number of patients resident on one day
was 107; that is 54 less 3 than the normal accommodation.
The patients admitted from other districts appear to have been numerous,
viz.: 22 cases of scarlet fever, 32 with diphtheria, and 3 with typhoid; or
9.5 per cent. of all admissions.