Forty-seven cases of cerebellar abscess have been reviewed, 93% of which were secondary to otogenic disease. There has been little change in the annual incidence during the period of time under review. The overall mortality was 41%, but with successive decades the mortality has increased. Three factors appear to be of importance in determining survival: the patient's ability to control his infe...

~~CONCLUTSIONS . Certain points arise out of the consideration of these cases. First, psittacosis is still liable to occur in this country, and should be borne in mind when one or more patients in a household are found to be suffering from an influenzal type of illness, with early signs in the lungs and perhaps some typhoid-like symptoms, such as epistaxis, abdominal distension, vomiting, const...