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The deaths included:—
11 from Phthisis.
7 „ Cancer (malignant disease).
19 „ Lung Complaints.
51 ,, Heart Diseases.
74 ,, Brain Diseases.
III.—INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act has been in
force in this District since the year 1890. In July of that
year Measles was also included in the list of notifiable
diseases, and continued to be a notifiable disease until June,
1909. In the summer of 1894 it was considered necessary
that Diarrhæa should, for a short period, also be considered a
notifiable disease. Owing to the epidemic of Small-Pox that
existed in and around London, as well as in the Croydon
Rural District, during the latter part of 1901 and the beginning
of 1902, Chicken Pox was made a notifiable disease, and
continued to be so until the end of July, 1903, and it was of
great assistance in combating the outbreak of Small-Pox.
During 1911 Chicken Pox was again made a notifiable disease
for six months. In April, 1907, Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
was made a notifiable disease for twelve months, and on the
13th May, 1912, Cerebro-Spinal Fever and Acute Polyiomyelitis
were made notifiable diseases. Ophthalmia neonatorum was
made a notifiable disease on the 1st April, 1914.
The Infectious Diseases (Prevention) Act, 1890, has been
in force in this District since 1891.
During the year 450 cases of Notifiable Disease
(excluding Phthisis) were either notified to the Sanitary
Department or came to its knowledge through the vigilence
of its Inspectors, as against 327 in 1913, 408 in 1912, and
483 in 1910