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Typhoid Fever or Enteric Fever.—During the period under consideration,
29 cases of typhoid were notified, but of these 2 cases
were afterwards found not to be suffering from this disease. This
is an increase of 8 on the number of genuine cases notified during
1917. The attack rate is .13 per 1,000 living. Only 8 deaths were
registered in the Borough from this disease during 1918. Thus,
the case.mortality was 26 9 per cent.
Of the 27 cases notified 20 were removed to hospital.
During the year 15 specimens of blood from persons suspected
to be suffering from enteric fever were submitted to Widal's test
5 of which gave a positive and 10 a negative reaction.
Continued Fever.—No case of continued fever was notified
during the year.
Typhus Fever.—No case of this disease was notified during 1918.
Puerperal Fever.—There were 8 cases of puerperal fever
notified during 1918, of which 2 died, a case.mortality of 25 per cent.
Plague.—No case of this disease occurred in the Borough last
year.
Erysipelas.—There were 97 cases of erysipelas notified during
1918. This is equal to an attack rate of .49 per 1,000 living. The
deaths numbered 8 which gives a mortality rate of .04 per 1,000
living.
Cerebro.Spinal Meningitis.—During 1918 there were 5 cases
of this disease notified in the Borough all of which were removed
to hospital. The deaths numbered 2 which is equivalent to a mortality
of .01 per 1,000 living.
Polio.myelitis or Polio.encephalitis.—There were two cases of
this disease notified during 1918, of which one died.