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42 per cent, of the cases notified were children of School
age, five to fifteen years, and of these, 41 attended the following
Schools:—
Effra Road Girls', and Infants' Schools 4
Durnsford Road Mixed and Infants' Schools 3
Queen's Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 2
Queen's Road Boys' School 1
Pelham Road Boys' School 5
Pelham Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 9
Dundonald Road Boys' School 1
Dundonald Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 3
Russell Road Mixed School 2
Russell Road Infants' School 1
Private Schools 9
Schools outside the district 1
Total 41
Diphtheria.—The total number of cases notified during
the year was 88 from 70 houses. The attack-rate was 1.5 per
thousand of the population.
There were 5 deaths, corresponding to a death-rate of .08
per thousand of the population.
In 1 house there were 5 cases, in one house 4 cases, in 1
house 3 cases, in 9 houses 2 cases, and in the remaining 5 houses
1 each.
56 or 64 per cent. of the patients were treated in the Isolation
Hospital.
56 per cent. of the cases notified were children of School
age, five to fifteen years, and of these, 60 attended the following
Schools:—
Queen's Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 4
Queen's Road Boys' School 3
Haydon's Road Boys' School 2
Hay don's Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 6
Central Infants' School 1
Central Mixed School 2
Dundonald Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 2
Durnsford Road School 1
Effra Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 4
Pelham Road Infants' School 4
Pelham Road Boys' School 5
Pelham Road Girls' School 5
Private Schools 19
Schools outside the district 2
Total 60
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