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Deaths.— There were no deaths from scarlet fever during the year, compared
with 4 in 1936.
Home Isolation.— Nineteen cases, or 4.4 per cent., were isolated at home and
in no instance did a return case occur. Frequent visits are made by the district
sanitary inspectors to a case isolated at home in order to ensure that proper precautions
are being taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Employees of the
Royal Arsenal are not allowed to remain at work unless cases are removed to
hospital, or a certificate of efficient home isolation is issued by the Medical Officer
of Health. Two such certificates were issued during the year.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Thirty-seven cases were notified during the year, compared with 28 in 1936
and 45 in 1935. In 27 instances notification was in respect of puerperal pyrexia,
but at least two of these notifications should have been puerperal fever. In one
instance the disease was a sequel of abortion. Thirty-one cases received hospital
treatment. No cases were nursed under the Council's scheme, and no bacteriological
examinations were made. Mr. Harold Taylor, the Council's consultant, in consultation
with the doctors in attendance, saw two patients.
Deaths.— There were no deaths, compared with 2 in 1936 and 1 in 1935.
Erysipelas.
The number of notifications of erysipelas was 73, compared with 68 in 1936
and 78 in 1935. There were 3 deaths.
Malaria.
One case of this disease—a military case—was notified.
Enteric Fever.
Seventeen cases were notified, all of whom were treated in hospital. There
were no deaths. The following Table, No. 47, gives details of each case notified.