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Incidence of Infectious Disease in Sanitary Districts.
Failing in the possibility of utilising Table XXIV. to indicate
the distribution of infectious cases amongst the eight sanitary
districts, Table XXV. has been devised and used for the last few
years, but whilst clearly shewing the number of cases in each
district, it does not, in the absence of the population figure, give
an idea as to whether undue prevalence exists in any particular
district and might therefore be misleading as indicating a very
unequal distribution of the cases. For instance, No. 2 District
has a much larger number of notifications than either of the
others, but in view of the more densely populated area of the
district the excess is not nearly as great as is at first sight
apparent, moreover, notwithstanding its position as regards
prevalence of infectious sickness, it actually shews a reduction
of seventy-two cases from the previous year. The following
places the Sanitary Districts in the order of incidence of infectious
disease.
No. 8.
7
3
4
15
6.
1.
2.
105 cases.
140
160
219
224
252
259
343
Total 1.702
Smallpox.
For the first time since the year 1891 the Parish has been
absolutely free from smallpox, one doubtful case being brought
to notice during the year. Upon investigating the case however I
found it to be one of chickenpox.