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occurred three months before, and was visited by the mother of
that case who wore—without disinfection—the same dress she had
worn when nursing her daughter.
74. One case was probably Gonorrhoeal., one Scarlet Fever,
and one—the wife of a potman—had Erysipelas of the face at the
same time. In one case the medical practitioner was in attendance
on a case of Erysipelas when the Puerperal Fever occurred. One
case was apparently due solely to retained blood clot. One
patient, who lived in a dirty house, and was personally unclean,
had sore throat and diarrhoea—evidence of septic poisoning—
when confined.
Influenza, Bronchitis, and Pneumonia.
75. Influenza caused 19 deaths, compared with 62, 22, 60, 27,
and 23 in the five preceding years. Bronchitis and Pneumonia
caused 255 deaths, compared with 407, 245, 299, 258, and 278 in
the five preceding years.
Tuberculosis,
76. There were 230 deaths from Tuberculous disease, giving
a death rate of 1.83, compared with 2.29, 1.86, 1.92, and 2.06, in
the four preceding years. This is the lowest rate recorded.