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Measles and Whooping Cough.—Complicated cases of Measles and
Whooping Cough have been admitted to the M.A.B. hospitals. The
:omplications in these institutionally-treated cases were as follows:—
Measles and Pneumonia, 12; Measles, 3; Measles and Bronchitis, 2;
Measles and ? Encephalitis Lethargica. 1; Whooping Cough and
Pneumonia, 4.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—13 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum
were notified during the year. In no instance was the vision impaired.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.—The Public Health
(Notification of Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia) Regulations,
1926, came into operation on October 1st, 1926. During the year, 4 cases
of Puerperal Fever and 7 of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified and dealt
with. 1 death was recorded as due to Puerperal Fever.
Dysentery and Malaria.—1 case of Dysentery and 1 case of Malaria
occurred during the year. No deaths were attributed to either of these
causes.
Enteric Fever.—7 cases of Enteric Fever were notified during the
year, 5 of them from the local Hospital (2 being "non residents'"). 4
cases were removed to Isolation Hospital, 1 being discharged as suffering
from Influenza and not Enteric Fever. There were no deaths from this
disease.
Poliomyelitis.—There were 2 cases of Poliomyelitis during the
period under review. Neither was fatal.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.—3 cases were notified during the
year from Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. There were no deaths from this
cause.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—8 cases of this disease were notified, 7
in the District and 1 from an outside Institution. 2 of these were fatal,
and a third death from this cause (a "resident" who died outside
Tottenham) was debited to this District.