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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
small pox. Only one case of small pox has come to
notice during the year, namely, in August. The patient,
a coachman, who bad been vaccinated in infancy, was
promptly removed to hospital and vigorous measures
adopted to prevent the spread of the disease.
All the members of the household were vaccinated.,
including a boy aged five years who had not previously
been done.
It was impossible to trace the source of infection,
and the measures adopted proved successful, no other
cases occurring.
Measles. The mortality from measles Mas considerably
below the average, five deaths only having been recorded
as occurring within the sub district.
scarlet Fever. 230 cases of scarlet fever were notified during
the year, being exactly the same number as occurring
during 1894, the disease being still of a very mild type
as indicated by the low mortality of four of the 230
cases. Three deaths occurred at home, and only one in
hospital of the 144 admitted.
Diphtheria. 76 cases of diphtheria were notified, 38 being
removed to hospital, a larger proportion than during
1894. Eleven deaths occurred during the year, seven
from diphtheria and four from membranous croup.
Of these nine took place at home, and two at
hospital.
Typhoid Fever. There was only a slight increase in the number
of notifications from this disease, but the mortality
was considerably higher and far exceeded the decennial
average.