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Erysipelas.
356 cases were notified, or 10 more than in the previous year.
60 occurred in the Limehouse District, with 2 deaths ;
53 occurred in St. George-in-the-East, with 2 deaths ;
124 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 4 deaths ;
119 occurred in the Whitechapel District, with 3 deaths.
Puerperal Fever.
33 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified, or 1 more than in the previous year.
5 occurred in the Limehouse District, with 1 death;
11 occurred in St. George-in-the-East, with 2 deaths ;
10 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 2 deaths ;
7 occurred in the Whitechapel District, with 2 deaths.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
9 cases were notified during the year, 4 having occurred in the Limehouse
District, 1 in St. George-in-the-East, 2 in Mile End Old Town, and 2 in the Whitechapel
District; 4 proved fatal.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
22 cases were notified during the year : 8 belonged to the Limehouse District,
1 to St. George in the East, 7 to Mile End Old Town, and 6 to the Whitechapel
District.
Poliomyelitis.
Poliomyelitis has, under the name of infantile paralysis, been well known in
general medical and surgical practice.
Though ordinarily regarded as of sporadic occurrence, it has gradually become
known that poliomyelitis may occur in small outbreaks or localised groups of
cases.
It is mainly a disease of early childhood, and is most prevalent in the dry and
dusty seasons of the year. The virus of the disease has not been identified, but it
passes through the finest filter. It has been transmitted from one ape to another
by inoculation from the nasal mucous membranes of apes already suffering from
the disease. From this fact it has been conjectured that the disease is transmitted
by dust, and enters the body by the respiratory tract.
Over half the patients who survive an attack of poliomyelitis are crippled for
life.