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Small-pox.—No case of small-pox has occurred in
Hammersmith since 1903.
Scarlet Fever.—139 cases were notified against 405
in 1915, and 209 in 1916, and there was only one death.
Diphtheria.—151 cases were reported compared
with 209 in the previous year, and the deaths numbered
11, giving a case fatality of 7.3 per cent.
Enteric Fever.—Twenty cases were notified, against
6 in 1916, and there were 6 deaths.
Erysipelas.—Fifty-two cases with 2 deaths were
reported.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.—There were 10 cases
of cerebro-spinal fever with 6 deaths against 3 with
2 deaths in 1916.
Acute Polio-myelitis.—Five children were reported
as suffering from infantile paralysis, the number of
cases in 1916 being 2.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Forty-four infants were
certified as suffering from ophthalmia, of whom 20
were treated in hospitals or infirmaries.
Measles.—Measles was epidemic throughout the
borough during the first six months of the year, and
1,728 cases were notified, with 39 deaths, giving a case
mortality of 2.3 per cent.
Nursing 0/ Measles.—Arrangements were made by
the Council with the Fulham and Hammersmith
District Nursing Association for the services of nurses
in cases in which it appeared to the Medical Officer of
Health that nursing assistance was required.
German Measles.—425 cases of German measles
were notified and no death was attributed to this
disease.
Of the 2,153 cases of measles and German measles
1,667 were notified by medical practitioners and 486
by parents or guardians.