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SPECIFIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
During 1915 there were 1,645 cases of acute infectious disease
notified in the Borough; of these 86 were subsequently found not
to be suffering from notifiable infectious disease, thus reducing the
number of genuine cases to 1,559. This total shows a decrease of
97 upon those notified during 1914. The attack rate in respect of
the acute notifiable infectious diseases for the year 1915 is 7.1
per 1,000 persons living.
In addition I received 531 notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis
and 150 of other forms of tuberculosis.
The deaths from the chief zymotic diseases numbered 263.
This is equivalent to a zymotic death-rate of 1.2 per 1,000 living in
the Borough.
A.—NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ACUTE).
Small-pox.—No case of this disease was notified in the Borough
during 1915.
Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.—The number of cases of scarlet
fever notified during 1915 was 762, but of these 30 were found
afterwards not to be suffering from this disease, thus reducing the
genuine cases to 732. This is a decrease of 58 upon the number
of genuine cases notified during 1914.
The disease was most prevalent during the last six months of
the year.
The attack rate for scarlet fever is 3.3 per 1,000 persons living.
The number of cases of scarlet fever removed to hospital was 685.
This is equal to 90 per cent. of the total notified. This disease was
most prevalent in the Central Registration Sub-District, 247 cases
being notified during the year, and least prevalent in the North
Sub-District, 130 cases being notified.