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CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER.
Five cases were certified, with 3 deaths. Two of the deaths were of infants
under 1 year, the other being of a child aged from 1 to 5 years. Of the cases
certified, in 2, the meningococcus or micro-organism causing cerebro-spinal fever
was found. One of these cases recovered. In the other 3 cases the meningococcus
was not found ; one turning out to be a case of tuberculous meningitis, one
a case of generalised suppurative meningitis, and the other, there were grounds
for believing, was not a case of cerebro-spinal fever. The cases certified in the Metropolis
numbered 103, and some 4 deaths were attributed to the disease. The above
disease was permanently added to the list of diseases notifiable under Section 55
of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, by order of the London County Council,
taking effect from and including March 13th, 1912.
ACUTE POLIO-MYELITIS.
This disease was also permanently added to the list of notifiable infectious
diseases from and including March 13th, 1912, by order of the London
County Council, duly approved by the Local Government Board. There were no
cases certified in Shoreditch during the year. In the whole of London 136 cases
were notified.
GLANDERS, ANTHRAX AND HYDROPHOBIA.
No cases of either of the above diseases were certified in Shoreditch during the
year amongst human beings, nor do there appear to have been any in London.
Eight intimations were received from the Veterinary Inspector of the London
County Council as to the presence of glanders amongst horses on seven premises
within the Borough, and 1 intimation as to a case of anthrax in a horse. The
steps as to disinfection were taken under the supervision of the Veterinary
Inspector, and the usual enquiries were made by the sanitary officers in view of
the possibility of human beings becoming infected.
CHOLERA.
No intimations under the cholera regulations were received during the year
as to persons arriving in the Borough from localties abroad where cholera was
present.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SCHOOLS.
In the following table are set forth the numbers of children belonging to Shoreditch
who were suffering from infectious diseases or were residing in houses in which
infectious diseases existed, concerning whom intimations of exclusion from school
c