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5,209, as compared with 5,445 in 1910, 5,261 in 1909, 4,453 in 1908, 4,380 in 1907,
4,107 in 1906 and 4,014 in 1905. It must, however, be stated that the figures for
1911 do not include the cases which were treated in the practice of the medical
practitioner who was temporarily engaged by the Guardians during August to
November whilst a vacancy existed in one of the districts. These cases numbered
several hundreds, so that the actual number of patients treated must have exceeded
the number for 1910. An analysis of the cases recorded is contained in Table VII.
(Appendix). The diseases classed as infectious accounted for 924, as
compared with 923 in 1910, 945 in 1909, 707 in 1908 and 763 in 1907. Measles,
influenza, whooping cough, diarrhoea, and consumption were responsible for most
of these cases. The cases of diarrhoea and consumption shew a considerable increase
as compared with the numbers for 1910, whilst cases of whooping cough were not so
numerous. Diseases of the respiratory organs which are mainly the results of
infections numbered 1,458 cases as compared with 1,344 in 1910, 1,444 in 1909 and
1,268 in 1908. Of these 1,303 were cases of bronchitis and 97 of pneumonia.
Rheumatism was given as the cause of illness in 408 cases as compared with 398 in
1910. The cases of rheumatic fever numbered 53 as compared with 53 in 1910, 47
in 1909, and 32 in 1908. The cases diagnosed as gout numbered 95 as compared
with 100 in 1910 and 104 in 1909. Dyspepsia and other disorders of the digestive
system accounted for 546, as compared with 688 in 1910. The cases
diagnosed as cancer numbered 31 as compared with 37 in 1910, 36 in 1909, 14 in
1908, 20 in 1907, 43 in 1906, 37 in 1905, 27 in 1904, 30 in 1903, 12 in 1902, 31 in
1901, 33 in 1900, 18 in 1899, 9 in 1898, 15 in 1897, 21 in 1896, 15 in 1895, 27 in
1894 and 23 in 1893.
Diseases of the locomotive system accounted for 240 cases as compared with
263 in 1910, and diseases of the skin for 163 as compared with 236 for the previous
year.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The infectious diseases included under the headings numbered 1 to 35 and 171
in Table V. (Appendix), resulted in 673 deaths as compared with 511 in 1910, 676
in 1909, 622 in 1908, 747 in 1907, 776 in 1906, 717 in 1905, 791 in 1904, 762 in
1903, 767 in 1902, and 762 in 1901. The number although considerably higher
than in 1910 was none the less below the average for the previous 10 years.
They amounted to 30.2 per cent, of the total number of deaths from all causes
as compared with 26.7 per cent, in 1910, 30.8 in 1909 and 30 7 in 1908. As
compared with the figures for 1910 the increase in the numbers of deaths is most
marked in respect to diarrhoea and measles. There are also increases in the numbers
of deaths from consumption, scarlet fever and diphtheria. The deaths from consumption
and the other forms of tuberculosis amounted to approximately 38 per
cent, of the total number of deaths from infectious diseases and of the remainder