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have a bacteriological report upon any case of suspected
diphtheria, typhoid or cerebro-spinal fever.
Samples of Graded Milk, Ordinary Milk, and other articles
are sent to Queen Mary's Hospital for bacteriological examination.
All specimens of sputum suspected to contain the tubercle
bacillus are examined at the Tuberculosis Dispensary, Balaam
Street, E.13.
Special Diseases Report.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Four cases were notified (two males—aged 21 years and six
months and two females—ages 9 years and 23 years). All died
with the exception of the girl aged 9 who appears to have
recovered, though she still shows nervous symptoms—
Of these four cases it is interesting to note that two (the
man of 21 and the girl of 9) had both been subject to earache,
though there was no discharge from the ear, and the little girl of
two years and eight months had been operated upon for "Mastoid"
about 13 months before she developed C.S.M. of which she died
after about three weeks illness. Five other eases died from this
disease, but were not notified.
Poliomyelitis.
Only one case was notified—a young man of 24 years of age,
who is being treated by a private Doctor and appears to be improving
under his treatment, though there is marked paresis.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
Seven cases were notified but in two cases (a lad of 20 and a
girl of 8) the diagnosis was erroneous, the lad dying of "Tumour
on the Brain" after 3 months illness and the girl of Tubercular
Meningitis after a fortnight's illness.
Of the five cases of Encephalitis Lethargica, a girl of 9
died after 14 days' illness, a woman of 66 and a girl of 10 are still
under treatment, and a man of 51 is also under treatment,
but appears to be gradually getting worse. He had served in the
South African and the "Great War," and had suffered from
Malaria, and has been ailing about four years.
A little girl of 6 years appears to have recovered except that
she is still irritable.
CASES OF SICKNESS EXTRACTED FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF VISITORS' SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE RETURNS.
Measles, including German Measles 1198
Chicken Pox 561
Whooping Cough 799
Mumps 292
Tonsillitis 403
Other Diseases 4309
On account of the prevalence of Smallpox, only the cases of
Chicken Pox were visited, whereas in former years all other ailments
of the nature set out above have been visited.
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