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Compulsory Notification of Infectious Disease has been in force in this District
since the 1st of January, 1890, and under the Act the following cases have been reported
during the year—
Scarlet Fever 120 in 1894, 189
Diphtheria 89 „ „ 117
Typhoid Fever 46 ,, „ 40
Puerperal Fever 4 „ „ 6
Erysipelas 45 „ „ 51
Continued Fever 2 „ „ 4
Membranous Croup 4 and
Small Pox 5 „ „ 3
615 410
The number 615 compares with 410 for 1894, 618 for 1893, 340 for 1892, 349 for 1891,
and 240 for 1890.
338 cases were reported in the first quarter of the year,
71 ,, ,, ,, ,, 2nd ,, ,,
85 ,, ,, 3rd ,, ,,
121 ,, ,, ,, ,, 4th ,, ,,
615