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The number of cases of Enteric Fever gradually increased in the autumn
until the maximum was reached in the third week of November.
The largest number of Notifiable Diseases occurred during the fourth week
of July in the Limehouse District, the first week of July in St. George's, the fourth
week of March in Mile End, and the second week of March, with the third and
fourth weeks of October in the Whitechapel District.
Wrong: Diagnosis.
181 cases of Infectious Disease were removed to the Hospitals of the
Metropolitan Asylums Board, which were subsequently returned home in consequence
of the patients being found not to be suffering from the disease stated
on the certificate, or any other notifiable disease. 89 of the cases were notified
from the London Hospital and 15 from other public institutions.
This number consisted of 82 cases of Scarlet Fever, 8 cases of Typhoid
Fever and 91 cases of Diphtheria.
Bacteriological Examinations.
110 specimens were bacteriologically examined, 27 giving positive results.
They included the examination of two milks for the presence of the tubercle
baccilli, and 49 specimens of sputum in suspected cases of Consumption.
Number Positive. NumberNegative.
Consumption 12 37
Diphtheria 12 39
Enteric Fever 3 5
27 81
Small Pox.
Eight cases of small pox were notified, with one death.
The first case of small pox occurred in a sailor named Gaffney, who had only
recently arrived in the district. The patient left his ship, "Mombasa," in Algiers,
on September 1st, when he and his four shipmates were admitted to a hospital.
All were supposed to be suffering from "Java" fever. Two of their number
died. After a few days at the hospital in Algiers, Gaffney returned to England
as a passenger on the s.s. "Cordova," and arrived in Newcastle-on-Tyne on
Sunday, September 26th. On Tuesday, September 28th, he came to London
by a train due to arrive about 7 p.m. He called at his sister's house in Royal