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During the year 49 specimens of blood from persons suspected
to be suffering from enteric fever were submitted to Widal's test.
Two gave a positive and 47 a negative reaction. One specimen of
faeces was examined with a negative result.
Continued Fever.—There were no notifications of continued
fever in the Borough during the year.
Typhus Fever.—There was not any notification of typhus fever
in the Borough during the year.
Puerperal Fever.—There were 6 cases of puerperal fever
notified during 1931; 5 of these were removed to hospital. The
deaths from puerperal septicaemia numbered 4. The attack-rate
for the year was 1.71 per 1,000 total births, and the death-rate
1.19 per 1,000 total births. The attack-rate in England and Wales
was 3.55.
Puerperal Pyrexia.—During the year 67 cases were notified.
Sixty-five cases were removed to hospital. The attack-rate was
19.2 per 1,000 total births, as compared with 8.71 in England and
Wales.
Lady Florence Barrett, M.D., M.S., attended as Consultant
to 1 case, Miss Margaret Basden, M.D., F.R.C.S., to 2 cases, and
Mr. E. N. Reynolds, F.R.C.S., to 2 cases.
Plague.—There were no notifications of plague in the Borough
during the year.
Cholera.—There were no notifications of cholera in the
Borough during the year.
Erysipelas.—There were 99 cases of erysipelas notified during
1931. This is equal to an attack-rate of 0.45 per 1,000 inhabitants,
compared with 0.38 for England and Wales. Of the 99 cases
notified, 81 were removed to hospital.
There were 10 deaths certified to be due to erysipelas.
Cerebrospinal Meningitis.—During 1931 there were 8 cases
of this disease notified in the Borough; all the cases were removed
to hospital and 3 terminated fatally.
Polio-myelitis.—No case of polio-myelitis was notified in the
Borough during the year.