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28
SMALL POX.
No case of Small Pox has been notified during the year, but all
Tottenham contacts have been followed up systematically until the period
of incubation had expired.
The Vaccination Officer for Tottenham informs me that the number
of Tottenham children vaccinated during 1927 was 892 and the number
of declarations of conscientious objection to vaccination received was
1,041.
MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH.
Complicated cases of Measles and Whooping Cough have been
admitted to the M.A.B. hospitals, as follows Measles and Pneumonia,
9; Whooping Cough and Pneumonia, 7; Whooping Cough, 2.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
10 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified during the year.
In no instance was the vision impaired.
PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
During 1927, 2 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified and removed
to hospital. 15 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified, 5 of them
being removed to hospital. 3 of the hospital cases proved fatal.
MALARIA.
5 cases were notified of persons residing in this district suffering from
Malaria. All these persons had contracted the ailment abroad.
ENTERIC FEVER.
3 cases of Enteric Fever were notified during the year. There
were no deaths from this disease.