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This proportion contrasts with previous first quarters as follows :—
1896 - 46.8 per cent. 1900 - 62.6 per cent.
1897 - 55.0 „ 1900 - 62.6 per cent.
1898 - 53.8 „ 1902 - 71.7 „
1899 - 62.0 „ 1903 - 72.3 „
This percentage has not been exceeded in any previous first quarter.
The particulars respecting each disease are as follows:—
Scarlet Fever - 174 out of 199 notified cases, or 87^4 per cent, were isolated.
Diphtheria - 115 „ 146 „ „ 78.7
Enteric Fever - 16 „ 23 „ „ 69.5 „
Erysipelas - 9 „ 63 „ „ 14.3
Puerperal Fever 1 „ 4 „ „ 25.0 „ „
Continued Fever 1 „ 2 „ „ 50'0 „ ,,
FATALITY.—Of the 199 Scarlet Fever cases there died 4.5 per cent.;
of the Diphtheria cases 137 per cent.; of the Enteric Fever cases 30.4 per
cent.; of the Erysipelas cases 3.2 per cent.; of the Puerperal Fever cases 75
per cent.; and of the Continued Fever cases 50 per cent. The fatality among
all the notified cases was 9.6 per cent.; and of all cases treated in hospital
10.1 per cent, and at home 8.2 per cent.
DISINFECTION.—Houses.—474 rooms were disinfected with formaldehyde
in the first quarter, as compared with 975 in the corresponding
period of last year, while 35 rooms were stripped as against 872.
In consequence of the prevalance of Measles, Scarlet Fever, and
Diphtheria amongst the scholars, the Infants' departments of the following
schools were disinfected :—
York Road Board School St. John's Schools, Duncan Street
Hungerford Road Board School St. John's Schools, Conewood Street
Westbourne Road Board School St. Mary's Schools
Pakeman Street Board School Caledonian Asylum
Hornsey Road Board School Alexandra Orphanage
Wesley an Schools, Drayton Park
Bed Clothing, etc.—5,254 large articles, such as bedding or carpets,
were disinfected by the Steam Disinfector, at the Council's Disinfecting
Station, compared with 10,639 large articles disinfected in the
first quarter of last year. Among them were 414 beds, 735 blankets, 278