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stated that he was stung by a "fly" on his temple. He afterwards went home,
and on the following day he felt unwell.
On Thursday he was so ill that he was taken to the Hospital, where the
disease was diagonised as anthrax. The barge "George" on which he was
stung ;was used exclusively in carrying waste paper.
Return Cases.
(1) On January 12th, J. J was discharged from the South-Eastern
Hospital as having recovered from Scarlet Fever. On January 18th a brother of
J. J was notified to be suffering from the same disease, and was removed to
the Fever Hospital.
(2) On January 12th, T. W was discharged from the South-Eastern
Hospital, where he had been treated for Scarlet Fever since November 15th,
1908. Six days later his sister was admitted to the Hospital with Scarlet
Fever.
(3) On November 19th E. C was admitted to the Brook Hospital
with Scarlet Fever, and was discharged on February 9th. Upon arriving
home, the mother discovered that the child had a discharge from the ears.
The patient was again removed to the Fever Hospital on February 17th,
when he was certified to be suffering from Diphtheria.
(4) On December 15th H. N was admitted to the Park Fever Hospital,
and was discharged on February 26th, 1909, as having recovered from Diphtheria.
He was notified to be suffering from Scarlet Fever on March 2nd, and was
immediately removed to the Fever Hospital, where he remained under treatment
until April 30th.
(5) On January 2nd A. H —was admitted to the South-Eastern Hospital
with Scarlet Fever, and was discharged on March 19th. On March 25th his
brother was notified to be suffering from the same disease, and was admitted to
the Fever Hospital on the same day.
(6) On December 31st P. H was admitted to the South-Eastern
Hospital with Scarlet Fever, and was discharged on April 6th Five days afterwards
A. T of the same address, was notified to be suffering from Scarlet
Fever, and was at once removed to the Hospital. Three other members of the
family were also admitted to the Hospital on April 21st, 27th, and 28th.