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During the first three months of the year there were 39 carriers under
treatment, of whom one was received into the Isolation Hospital; during the
next three months twelve more were detected, and the autumn months concluded
with fifteen.
It was certainly an uncommon experience to get so many carriers in
comparison to the number of cases notified.
Regarding preventive inoculation, no children were immunised during the
year.
Anti-diphtheritic serum in phials of 4,000 and 8,000 units is stocked
at the Town Hall and at the Fire Station in Church Street for the use of local
medical men, who are paid 3s. 6d. for its administration whilst waiting the
results of a swab.
During the year twelve phials of 4,000 units and 46 phials of 8,000 units
have been distributed.

Scarlet Fever.
One hundred and forty-eight cases of scarlet fever were notified during
the year : one death occurred from the disease.
The large majority of the cases were removed to the Isolation Hospital,
but where isolation could be made at home, and the parents wished it, patients
were nursed at home.
The number of cases regarded as return cases numbered thirteen.
The relation between the incidence of these two latter diseases and room
population is as follows (percentage distribution):—
Scarlet fever. Diphtheria.
Less than one person per room 20.4 12.2
One to two persons per room 64.6 72.3
More than two persons per room 15.0 15.5
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