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The Infants' Department was closed from 27th February to the
11th March.
The Boys' and Girls' Departments from 28th February to the
11th March.
The Schools were thoroughly disinfected, first by fumigation,
then the walls, desks, &c., sprayed with Formalin.
Measles not being a notifiable disease, I am unable to say how
many cases occurred, but the attendance at the School dropped to
about 40 per cent of the average.
DIARRHŒA.
There were 9 fatal cases of Diarrhœa, 7 of which were in
children under 1 year, against 43 fatal cases in 1906.
It will be noted that there is a considerable diminution in the
number of deaths this year of infants under 1 year, which is no
doubt due to the cool weather during the Summer. Easter and
September were the only months in which we had any very hot
weather, and this only lasted a few weeks.
The Council engaged on the 2nd December a Lady Health
Visitor for a period of three months—too short a time to prove
whether her services will be of any value in preventing Infantile
Mortality—but are to reconsider the question at the end of that
period.
WHOOPING COUGH.
There were 13 fatal cases of Whooping Cough in children under
5 years, against 9 in 1906.
There were 25 cases of Erysipelas notified with no deaths,
against 36 with no deaths in 1906.
10 deaths were attributed to Influenza as a primary cause,
against 7 in 1906.