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1796 appears that the number of persons reported to be suffer- l >oplar, and 2 in Wandsworth. The 78 deaths from diphtheria ing from one or other of the ten diseases specified in the were slightly below the corrected average ; this disease was table was equal to an annual rate of 7’8 per 1000 of the >roportionally most fatal in Fulham, Chelsea, the City of population, estimated at 4,522,628 persons in the middle ofWestminster, Hampstead, and Poplar. The 32 fatal cases the year. In the three preceding months the rates were c )f whooping-cough were 26 below the corrected average 4’4, 6-9, and 8’5 per 1000 respectively. The lowest rates lumber, and included 5 in Poplar, 4 in Wandsworth, and 3 last month were recorded in Paddington, Kensington, i n Lambeth. The 20 deaths referred to enteric fever showed Hammersmith, Chelsea, the City of Westminster, Holborn, decline of 8 from the corrected average number ; of these and the City of London ; and the highest rates in Fulham,3 20 deaths 3 belonged to Hammersmith, 3 to Lambeth, and 2 Hackney, Finsbury, Deptford, Greenwich, Lewisham, and i iach to Fulham, St. Pancras, Poplar, and Wandsworth. Woolwich. The prevalence of scarlet fever showed a marked ’ rhe 149 deaths from diarrhoea and enteritis among children decline from that recorded in the previous month ; among the i inder two years of age were less than half the number several metropolitan boroughs the greatest proportional pre-n the previous month ; the greatest proportional mortality valence of this disease occurred in St. Marylebone, Hackney,’rom this cause was recorded in Hammersmith, Chelsea, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Camberwell, Deptford, and Wool-Finsbury, Bethnal Green, Bermondsey, and Wands worth. wich. The Metropolitan Asylums Hospitals contained 2103 In conclusion, it may be stated that the aggregate mortality scarlet fever patients at the end of last month, against.n London last month from the principal infectious diseases 1324, 1656, and 2152 at the end of the three precedingi excluding diarrhoea) was 47 per cent. below the average. months; the weekly admissions averaged 254, against 261 and 317 in the two preceding months. Diphtheria was slightly more prevalent than it had been in the preceding month; this disease was proportionally most prevalent in THE SERVICES. Fulham, St. Pancras, Finsbury, Greenwich, Lewisham, and Woolwich. The number of diphtheria patients under treat- ROYAL NAVY MEDICAL SERVICE. had ment in the Metropolitan Asylums Hospitals, which IN accordance with the of Order in Council of been and 1143 at the end of the three provisions 720, 892, 1881, Hubert William Austin had risen to 1327 at the end of April lst, Fleet-Surgeon preceding months, Burke has been on the Retired List at his own the placed request. last month ; weekly admissions averaged 180, The have been notified :-Fleet. 138 and 168 in the two months. following appointments against preceding Surgeon: G. T. to Malta The of enteric fever showed a considerable Bishop Hospital. Staff-Surgeons: prevalence D. V. Lowndes to the for R.N. and decrease from that recorded in either of the two Pembroke, Barracks; preceding R. R. L. M. and G. H. M. Mills to the the of this Horley, Morris, months ; greatest proportional prevalence disease additional, for A. D. C. occurred in Holborn, and Viotory, disposal. Surgeons : Fulham, Islington, Finsbury, Cummins to the for R.N. Barracks ; W. R. Harrison Lambeth. There were 85 enteric fever under treat- Victory, patients to the for G. Moir to the ment in the at the end of Victory, additional, disposal ; Metropolitan Asylums Hospitals Vivid, additional, for disposal; and G. T. Verry to Haslar last month, against 56, 155, and 160 at the end of the three the admissions Hospital. preceding months; weekly averaged 9, ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE. against 39 and 23 in the two preceding months. Erysipelas Sir Francis W. C.B., was proportionally most prevalent in Stoke Newington, Surgeon-General Trevor, K.C.S.I., Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, K. H. S., is retained supernumerary to the establishment, under Hackney, Finsbury, Stepney, the of Articles 92 and 472 Warrant for Southwark, and Bermondsey. The 40 cases of puerperal provisions Royal Pay fever notified during the month included 5 in Southwark, and Promotion, 1909 (dated Dec. llth, 1911). Colonel 5 in Lambeth, 4 in 4 in 4 in Wandsworth, Thomas M. Corker to be Surgeon-General, vice Sir F. W. Hackney, Stepney, K.H.S. Dec. 3 in Fulham, and 3 in St. Pancras. Of the 20 cases of Trevor, K.C.S.I., C.B., (dated llth, 1911). poliomyelitis notified, 4 belonged to Lambeth, 3 to Shore- Colonel (temporary Surgeon-General) William Babtie, V.C., ditch, and 2 each to and C.M.G., to be Surgeon-General to complete establishment Hackney, Stepney, Poplar, Dec. Lieutenant-Colonel James M. Battersea ; and 2 of the 6 cases notified as cerebro-spinal (dated llth, 1911). meningitis belonged to Finsbury. Irwin, from the Royal Army Medical Corps, to be Colonel, vice T. M. Corker (dated Dec. lltb, 1911). The mortality statistics in the table relate to the deaths of persons actually belonging to the several boroughs, the deaths ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. occurring in institutions having been distributed among the Lieutenant Arthur J. 0. Wigmore resigns his commission several boroughs in which the deceased persons had pre- (dated Dec. 16th, 1911). viously resided; the death-rates from all causes are further Lieutenant-Colonel G. G. Adams, commanding the Military corrected for variations in the sex- andage-constitution of the Hospital at Colaba, Bombay, has been selected for the populations of the several boroughs. During the five weeks higher rate of pay under Article 317 of the Royal Warrant. ending Dec. 2nd the deaths of 5827 London residents were Lieutenant-Colonel T. McCulloch has arrived home, tour- registered, equal to an annual rate of 14’1 per 1000 ; in the expired, from India, and has been appointed in charge of the three preceding months the rates had been 18’9, 16 8, and Medical Divisions of the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley. 15-1 per 1000 respectively. The death-rates last monthLieutenant-Colonel M. J. Sexton, lately in medical charge of ranged from 10 - 7 in Lewisham, 11’ 0 in Kensington, 11’1the Military Hospital at Arbor Hill, Dublin, has embarked in Wandsworth, 11-2 in Hampstead, 11. 3 in Woolwich, for a tour of service in South Africa. Lieutenant-Colonel J. and 11.8 in the City of London, to 16’7 in Bermondsey, Donaldson, in charge of the infectious diseases hospital at 16’8 in Bethnal Green, 17’0 in Poplar, 17.1 in Holborn, Aldershot, has been detailed by the War Office for a tour of 17’7 in Finsbury, and 19.0 0 in Southwark. The 5827 deaths service in India, and on arrival will be posted for duty from all causes included 52 from measles, 19 from scarlet in the Second (Rawal Pindi) Division. Lieutenant-Colonel fever, 78 from diphtheria, 32 from whooping-cough, T. Daly has been selected to hold Medical Charge of 20 from enteric fever, and 149 among children under the Station Hospital at Peshawar. Lieutenant-Colonel two years of age from diarrhoea and enteritis. No death M. P. C. Holt, D.S.O., honorary surgeon to the H.E. from any of these diseases was recorded last month in the Viceroy of India, has been appointed to command the City of London ; among the metropolitan boroughs they the Station Hospital at Kasauli. H.E. the Commander- caused the lowest death-rates in Kensington, Islington, Stoke in-Chief in India has been pleased to grant an exten- Newington, Hackney, and Woolwich, and the highest rates sion of the command of the Station Hospital at Lucknow in Hammersmith, Chelsea, Finsbury, Bethnal Green, South- to Lieutenant-Colonel H. N. Thompson, D.S.O., honorary wark, Wandsworth, Greenwich, Poplar, and Deptford. The surgeon to H.E. the Viceroy. Major G. M. Goldsmith has 52 deaths from measles were less than one-third of the been selected for appointment to command the Station Hos- corrected average number in the corresponding period pital at Lebong. Major T. H. J. C. Goodwin, D.S.O., on of the five preceding years; of these 52 deaths, 20 completion of his Indian tour of service, has been appointed belonged to Deptford, 9 to Southwark, 7 to Camberwell, to the Southern Command. Major F. Harvey, from Devon- 4 to Greenwich, 3 to Battersea, and 2 to Bermondsey. port, has taken up duty at Bodmin. Major L. N. Lloyd, The 19 fatal cases of scarlet fever were 28 fewer D.S.O., on completion of his tenure of appointment as than the corrected average, and included 3 in Finsbury, adjutant of the Royal Army Medical Corps School of 2 in St. Marylebone, 2 in Islington, 2 in Shoreditch, 2 in Instruction at London, has been posted for duty in the 1797 Western Command. Major F. J. C. Heffernan, from the Ri;ht Hon. the Secretary of State for India to extend London District, has taken up duty with the Fifth (Mhow) his leave of absence by four months. Major A. A. Gibbs Division in India. Major S. de C. O’Grady has been has been appointed Medical Storekeeper to the Government transferred from the Military Hospital at Khartoum to of India at Lahore, in succession to Lieutenant-Colonel P. W. Cairo. Major H. E. Staddon, from Shorncliffe, has 0’(jrorman, who has vacated the appointment. Surgeon- been appointed to the Military Hospital at Dover. Captain W. A. Murray, in medical charge of the Assam- Major R.