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ENTERIC FEVER.
Two cases of Typhoid Fever were notified during the
year.
The first was received on August 31st in respect of a
young woman aged 20, who was an in-patient at the
Kingston Victoria Hospital.
Her home was in Kingston, but she had been staying
in Cornwall on holiday prior to her illness over a period
which included the probable moment of infection.
Her movements on holiday were ascertained and the
places where she consumed food or drink noted. She was
in the habit of having ice cream.
Correspondence with the Medical Officers of the
districts concerned failed to prove anything, but in my
opinion there is little doubt she contracted the disease while
on holiday. She made a good recovery.
The second case was notified on September 29th in a
young man aged 18, who was an in-patient at the Kingston
and District Hospital.
He had been admitted to Hospital from his home in
Wimbledon.
He was a baker's roundsman and was in the habit of
drinking from water fountains.
The Medical Officer of Health of Wimbledon after
exhaustive inquiries was unable to discover the source of
infection. He made a good recovery.
ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.
Two cases were notified during the year. The first
was a woman aged 43 years, admitted to the Kingston and
District Hospital on February 1st, and died there on
February 14th. Her home address from which she was
admitted to Hospital was situated in Albury, Surrey.