View report page

should be admitted to the Union Infirmary upon the order of
the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough instead of upon
the order of the Relieving Officer, and I would recommend
that the Guardians be approached with a view to effecting the
latter arrangement.
During the year under report twelve hundred and thirtyone
cases were notified, and included three hundred and six of
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup, one hundred and sixty-five
of Erysipelas, five hundred and forty-eight of Scarlet Fever,
two hundred and five of Enteric, one of Continued Fever,
and six of Puerperal Fever.
The total notifications shew a most remarkable record,
being the lowest recorded during any year since notification
has been compulsory, as will be seen from the following
figures relating to the last complete eleven years. The Infectious
Disease (Notification) Act came into force very late
in the year 1899, and therefore the figures for that year are of
no value for comparative purposes, and are not included.
Year. No. of Notifications received.
1890 1260
1891 1,383
1892 197 2
1893 2,798
1894 1,845
1895 1,657
1896 1,929
1897 2,569
1898 1,887
1899, 1,702
1900 1,231
Annual Average for preceding
10 years 1,900