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Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid).
The two fata! cases of the above disease were, in one case
that of a seaman who had contracted the disease abroad and was
in a serious condition when landed from his ship, and the other
of a woman patient belonging to the Borough who died at Brentwood
Mental Hospital.
Erysipelas.
41 cases occurred, with 3 deaths.
Puerperal Fever.
Five cases were notified during the year, with two deaths,
both of which were hospital cases.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Only one case was notified, which recovered.
Encephalitis Letbargica.
There were three deaths out of six cases notified.
Pneumonia.
There were 114 deaths from pneumonia, the majority of cases
being a complication of Influenza.
Dysentery and Trench Fever.
No cases were notified.
Malaria.
One fatal case occurred, which had been contracted abroad.
Preventive Methods Undertaken to Control the Spread
of Infectious Disease.
On receipt of the notification of a case the patient is at once
removed to Hospital, if this is desired or necessary, and the room
previously occupied and its contents are disinfected. Library
books, if present, are removed for disinfection. Whether the
patient be removed to Hospital or not, the Sanitary Inspector at
once calls and obtains all particulars of the case and endeavours to
trace the source of infection. He also leaves a printed form
giving full instructions as to isolation, etc., and the precautions