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The cases were spread over the whole area, and the
disease was quite sporadic in character.
Small-pox.
One patient was certified to be suffering from this
disease in March; and was removed to, the hospital at
Cheam.
The illness from which the patient was suffering was
found to be a very severe attack of chicken-pox, and the
patient was discharged in a few days.
The notification was cancelled; and is therefore, not
included in the table.
Puerperal Fever.
The patient affected with this disease was removed to
the East Molesey Cottage Hospital.
Measles.
Fifty-two cases of this disease were notified by the
Head Mistresses of the Girls' and Infants' Schools at
Hampton Hill.
I visited the schools several times, and, as the disease
was spreading somewhat rapidly among the infants; I
advised the closure of the infants' department for a period
of ten days as a means of preventing further spread.
My advice was endorsed by the County Schools
Medical Officer and acted upon at once.
This had the effect of checking the outbreak.
Phthisis.
The only form of notification in force at the commencement
of the year was under the Public Health