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children who have been excluded from school on account of sore
throats until a certificate of freedom from infection has been
furnished; and, further, such certificate to be of value must be
based on bacteriological examination.
Rate of persons notified per 1000 inhabitants—2.3 Inner
Districts, and 0.9 Outer Districts.
431 swabs from suspected diphtheria throats were examined
at the Laboratory during 1906, and, of these, 33, i.e., 7.7 percent.,
shewed the presence of the true Klebs-Lceffler (diphtheria)
bacilli.
The value of antitoxin* as a remedy for Diphtheria is now
acknowledged, more especially when used in the early stages of
the disease, e.g., first or second days. During 1906. 59 vials
have been distributed gratuitously in Lambeth Borough by the
Council for use by Medical Practitioners.
MEMBRANOUS CROUP.
During 1906, in the Borough of Lambeth, 11 cases were notified
from Membranous Croup, and 2 deaths were registered, as compared
with a yearly average of 2(i cases notified and 8 deaths
registered throughout the old Parish of Lambeth during 10
years (1891-1900). '2 cases were removed to Hospital.
In London, during 1906, there were registered 703 deaths, out
of a total of 8035 cases of Diphtheria and of Membranous
Croup notified, giving a case-mortality of 8.7 percent. †
uncorrected).
* Antitoxin first gratuitously distributed in Lambeth by the late Vestry
on August 3rd, 1899.
† In London Statistics, Diphtheria and Membranous Croup are now
grouped together by the Registrar-General.