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far as possible. That much good is done is very doubtful, and this
is largely due to the fact that information regarding the disease is
received so late that probably all, or most of the harm, has beein
done before steps can be taken. Measles cases are not notifiable, nor
is provision made for isolation of the patients in hospital. The number
of houses disinfected was 206.
WHOOPING COUGH.
The number of cases intimaited by school teachers was 160. The
schools from which these were sent will be found in the table with
regard to schools at page 126.
The number of deaths certified as from Whooping Cough was 22.
The death rate 0.23 per 1,000.
PHTHISIS.
Information with regard to this disease was derived, as already
stated, partly as a result of notification under the voluntary system,
which has been in vogue in the Borough since 1900; partly from the
death returns.
NOTIFICATIONS.—The total number of notifications received
during the year was 220. The majority, 192, or 87.4 per cent., came
from the poor law medical officers. The number received from
medical men in practice was 14 (6.3 per cent.), and from general
hospitals 14 (6.3 per cent.).
Table 1 compares the number of notifications received during 1908
with the numbers for previous years.
Distributing the 220 cases notified in 1908, according to age and
sex, the following results are obtained : —