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Of these 66 deaths, 7 were of "residents" who died outside the
district, leaving the number of deaths of "residents" in the Borough
at 59.
Of these 59 deaths, 20 were of notified cases and 39 were of nonnotified
cases.
Deaths of Notified Cases.—Of these 20 deaths, 14 were notified
during 1903 and 6 in 1902. 10 deaths occurred in the Workhouse
Infirmary and 10 at the homes of the patients.
Disinfection was carried out in all of the cases dying at their own
homes.
Of the 10 deaths in the Workhouse, 2 were of inmates resident for
some considerable time. In 6 cases the homes of the patients were
disinfected on their removal to the Workhouse.
Deaths of Non-notified Cases.—In addition to the notification by
medical practitioners, cases were also brought to my notice either by the
investigations of your Inspectors or by information received from district
visitors of the local Health Society.
In addition, the returns of deaths from this disease furnished by
the Registrar of Births and Deaths has afforded me means of acquiring
information as to the deaths from Phthisis, which I could not otherwise
have obtained.
The total number of these deaths during the year was 39.
Of these 39 deaths, 32 occurred in private houses, and 7 in institutions.
Of the 32 deaths in private houses, 10 were not visited on account
of the social position of the deceased, 22 were visited and disinfection
was offered but only accepted in 6 instances. In some of the other cases,
partial measures of disinfection were carried out by the families of the
deceased.
VOLUNTARY NOTIFICATION.
37 cases were notified, 14 less than in the previous year.
Of these cases, 3 had been previously notified: there were therefore
34 new cases notified during the year.