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ENTERIC FEVER.
One case of Enteric Fever was notified during the year, and one
of Paratyphoid.

MEASLES.
There was an increase in deaths from this disease, the number being
77 against 16 in 1929. The mortality would probably have been higher
but for the fact that Measles is a notifiable disease in this Borough, and
although 77 deaths are recorded, it is satisfactory to note that such
figures as 131 in 1915, 145 in 1918 and 145 in 1922, point to the fact that
notification is of immense value.
All cases are visited by a Health Visitor who gives advice and
instruction, and if necessary, visits them subsequently, but no definite
nursing of Measles is undertaken by the Borough Council. The much
better plan is for the children themselves to have proper hospital
accommodation and skilled attention.
The number of cases notified during the year was 2,608. Of these,
1,741 were under five years of age, and 270 cases were removed to
hospital.
The number of deaths from Measles during the last five years were
as follows:—
Deaths.
1926
51
1927
27
1928
72
1929
16
1930
77