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Small Pox
No case of small pox was notified during the year 1949.
Scarlet Fever
The number of cases of scarlet fever notified during the year
was 89 as compared with 92 in 1948, equivalent to a case rate of
1.33 per 1,000 population. The disease has continued mild in
character; no death due to this cause was recorded. Of the
total number of cases notified 46 were treated in hospital, and
43 cases were treated at home.
The patient's home was disinfected after removal to
hospital or release from isolation, but steam disinfection of
the bedding has been discontinued as a routine procedure.
Diphtheria
One case of diphtheria was notified during the year. The
case recovered after hospital treatment. Contacts are swabbed
as a routine.
The following table shows the number of each age group
immunised in relationship to cases of diphtheria: —