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The largest number of notifications received during any
complete week of the year was thirty-seven, and this occurred
on two occasions, namely, each in the second and third weeks
of October. At the other extreme, twelve cases only occurred
during the first week of September.
Of the various diseases included in the notification statistics,
Diphtheria shews the greatest reduction, representing three
hundred, or nearly 50 per cent, less than the previous year.
On the contrary, Enteric Fever shows an unsatisfactory
increase. Each of these diseases, however, is dealt with more
extensively in a later part of this report.
Eight hundred and forty-nine of the cases were removed
to hospital, representing 68·9 per cent, of the cases notified.
This is a slightly lower proportion than that in the previous
year, which was 70·5 per cent., but when compared with 22·8
per cent, in 1890 shews an exceedingly increased proportion
of removals.The average annual percentage during the
preceding ten years was 44 ·6.
The following shews the percentage of notified cases
removed to hospital during the eleven years, 1890-1900: —
Percentage of Cases
Year. removed to Hospital.
1890 22·8
1891 33·2
1892 43·3
1893 31·3
1894 43·0
1895 40·5
1896 46·8
1897 52·5
1898 62·9
1899 70·5
1900 68·9
Annual Average for preceding
10 years 44·6