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of measles has continued to entail a large amount of
extra work on the Public Health Department, and
particularly so on the Disinfectors.
From the whole of the notifiable infectious
diseases there were only 30 deaths, whereas from
measles alone there were 41 deaths. In every
case that was reported the premises were at once
inspected as to the sanitary condition.
SCARLET FEVER.
Nine hundred and fifty-four cases were notified
as due to scarlet fever, against 533 in the previous year.
Eight hundred and seventy-seven cases reported last
year were isolated at Isolation Hospitals, and 77 cases
were treated at the homes of the patients. Five deaths
were registered. The mortality rate on the cases
reported was only .5 per cent.
DIPHTHERIA AND DIPHTHERITIC
MEMBRANOUS CROUP.
One hundred and fifty-seven cases were reported
as due to diphtheria or diphtheritic membranous croup,
against 141 cases in the previous year. One hundred
and forty-one cases reported last year were treated
at the Isolation Hospitals, and 16 at the homes of
the patients. Fifteen deaths were registered. The
mortality rate on the cases reported was 9.5 per cent.
During the year 30 orders on the Lister Institute
of Preventive Medicine, with swabs, were supplied to
medical practitioners attending suspected cases of
diphtheria.
WHOOPING COUGH.
Two hundred and thirty-two cases were reported
as due to. whooping cough, against 371 cases in the
previous year. All the cases were treated at the homes
of the patients. Twenty deaths were registered. As
this is not a notifiable disease it is of no use giving
the mortality rate on the cases reported, as doubtless
a very large number of cases occurred which were not
known of in the Public Health Department.