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Continued Fever.—Three cases of fever were notified as continued
fever during the year.
Typhus Fever.—No case of this disease was notified during
1916.
Puerperal Fever.—There were 8 cases of puerperal fever
notified during 1916, of which 6 were removed to hospital. The
deaths from puerperal fever numbered 4.
The annual attack-rate is 1.5 per 1,000 births, and the deathrate
.79 per 1,000 births.
Plague.—No case of this disease occurred in the Borough last
year.
Erysipelas.—There were 165 cases of erysipelas notified during
the year 1916; of which 35 were removed to hospital. This is
equal to an attack rate of .79 per 1,000 living. The deaths from
this disease numbered 10. This gives a mortality of 6 per cent.
attacked and .05 per 1,000 living.
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.—During 1916 there were 24 cases
of this disease notified in the Borough, 20 of which were removed
to hospital. Three other cases came to my knowledge which had
not been notified. The deaths numbered 19, which is equal to a
mortality of 09 per 1,000 living.
Polio-myelitis or Polio-encephalitis. — There were 21 cases
of this disease notified during 1916, all of which more or less
recovered from the disease.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The number of cases of this disease
notified during the year was 30. All the cases recovered without
permanent impairment of sight.
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