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Continued Fever.—No case was reported as due to Continued
Fever, against no case in the previous year.
Puerperal Fever—Fifteen cases were reported as due to
Puerperal Fever, against twelve cases in the previous year.
Seven cases were treated at St. Marylebone Hospital, three
at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital, two at the Isolation
Hospital of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, one at the
Fulham Infirmary, and two at the homes of the patients.
Six deaths were registered. The mortality rate on the cases
reported was 40 per cent.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.—One case of Cerebrospinal
Meningitis was reported against seven in the previous year.
The case was removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Hospital. No death was registered.
Acute Polio-myelitis.—Two cases were reported as due to
Polio-myelitis, against five cases in the previous year. The
cases were treated at home. No death was registered.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—Nine cases were reported as due
to Encephalitis Lethargica, against thirteen in the previous
year. Two cases were treated at the West London Hospital,
one case was treated in the Isolation Hospital of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board and six cases were treated at the
homes of the patients. Four deaths were registered. The
mortality rate on the cases reported was 44.4 per cent.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Twenty-one cases were
reported as due to Ophthalmia Neonatorum, against sixteen
in the previous year. Three cases were treated at the Metropolitan
Asylums Board Hospital, 1 at St. Mary Abbot's
Hospital, and seventeen at home. In the majority of cases
treated at home arrangements were made for a nurse to
attend the patient.
Anthrax.—No case of Anthrax was notified during the
year, against no case in the previous year.
Hydrophobia.—No case was reported as due to Hydrophobia,
as against no case in the previous year.
Rabies Order, 1919.—No case of Rabies in dogs occurred
in the Borough.