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None of the cases of Diphtheria proved fatal.
This happy result I attribute to the fact that a
quantity of Antitoxin is kept at the Council Offices
for the use of medical practitioners, who readily
avail themselves of it. Since the Council is
prepared to undertake the bacteriological
examination of swabs from throat in case of
suspected disease, it is a pity that medical men
do not avail themselves more readily of this
privilege. More frequent resort to bacteriological
examination would probably prove some mild cases
of sore throat to be diphtheria, whilst some cases
of apparent diphtheria would be proved to be
otherwise, and the trouble and vexation of
isolation avoided.
Scarlet Fever was of a mild type as a rule,
but two cases proved fatal—both adults.
The only case of Enteric Fever was due to
infection outside the District, the patient being
taken ill the day after arrival from a provincial
town. The epidemic which occurred in Southgate
Urban District at the end of the year 1906, and
caused three cases in that year in our District, was
a source of anxiety for some time, but fortunately
no cases occurred in 1907, and prompt measures,
though ready, were not required.
Twelve cases were removed to the Isolation
Hospital in Mays Lane.