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Puerperal Fever. Two cases of this disease were notified
during the year, one each in East and West Greenwich; there
were 6 in 1909 and 2 in 1907. Both of the cases were treated in
hospital.
There were no deaths from this disease during the year.
Chicken Pox. There are no full statistics obtainable as to
the incidence of this disease, it not being now notifiable.
Measles. Four hundred and ninety-seven cases of Measles
were notified to this department by parents, guardians, school
teachers, and others during the year. In each case visits were
paid to the infected premises, and the usual measures of
disinfection generally carried out. In the previous years, 1907,
1906 and 1905, they were respectively 1,245, 482, and 708.
The fatalities from this disease for the present year were 16;
in the preceding years, 55, 29, and 18 deaths respectively
occurred.
The following Tables show the occurrence of this disease as
to quarterly, district, and age incidcnce:—