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(d) Enteric Fever.—11 cases were notified in 1930, as compared
with 12 in 1929; 30 in 1928; 11 in 1927; 6 in 1926 ; 10 in 1925.
5 of the cases occurred at Claybury Mental Hospital.
The following is a summary of the remaining 6 cases :—
(a) Bacillus Typhosus 3 cases.
(b) Bacillus Para-typhosus B 1 case.
(c) Negative Widal Reaction, and probably not
cases of Typhoid Fever 2 cases.
Of the cases mentioned in (a) :—
One patient was a visitor to Ilford and contracted the
disease whilst resident outside this district; the second
patient had been a member of a touring party, and the
source of infection was acquired in Palestine, one other
member of the same party (not an Ilford case) had also
contracted the disease ; in the remaining case it was
not possible to trace the source of infection.
The case mentioned in (b), was contracted outside the
Ilford District, as this patient was living away from
Ilford during the incubation period.
Of the 6 cases mentioned above, 4 were removed to the Isolation
Hospital and made a good recovery; 2 cases were nursed at
home, 1 proving fatal.
(e) Cerebro-Spinal Fever.—2 cases were notified, and both
were fatal. One was an Ilford child of 7 years, who died in Oldchurch
Hospital, and the other a person of 33 years, who died in the
Isolation Hospital.
No meningococci were found in the cerebro-spinal fluid of
either patient.
(f) Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—5 cases were notified during
1930, as compared with 6 in 1929 ; 4 in 1928 ; 2 in 1927 ; 3 in