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Respiratory Infections were prevalent in the early months of the year.
I have referred to this subject earlier under "General Invalidity."
Diarrhoea in young children.
In spite of the hot, dry summer, only seven deaths of children under
the age of two years occurred during the year.
As mentioned previously, flies were extremely prevalent in the
Montagu Road area, and one anticipated unusual infection from that
source. Fortunately, it did not occur.
The incidence of deaths from this complaint was less than half of that
which occurred in London, as shown earlier under comparative statistics.
Smallpox.
No cases of this complaint were notified during 1933.
Scarlet Fever.
This disease continued to be prevalent during the year, and, like the
cases occurring during 1932, were of a more serious type. Complications
were frequent, and, as happens in scarlet fever, were of a serious nature.
Fortunately, only one death occurred, whereas seven occurred in the
previous year.
Diphtheria was not very prevalent during the year: 72 cases were
notified and there were four deaths from the disease. Nasal cases and
carriers were very few.
Puerperal Fever, puerperal pyrexia and ophthalmia are referred to
later on, under the portion dealing with maternity and child welfare.
Disinfection, etc., is referred to in an earlier portion of this report.