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removed from the roll. Of the cases notified, in one the
sight was very seriously injured, but the remainder were
reported to have recovered with unimpaired sight.
Measles and German Measles.—The regulations
made by the Local Government Board requiring the
notification of measles and German measles came into
force on January 1st, 1916, and 751 cases of measles
and 703 of German measles were notified during the
year. Sixty cases of measles and 26 of German measles
were notified by the parents, 26 of measles and six of
German measles by school teachers and the remainder
by medical practitioners. Eighteen deaths were due to
measles, eight being of children of Belgian refugees.
The case mortality was 2.4 per cent., and the disease as
well as being less prevalent, was of a much milder type
than in 1915, when there were 121 deaths.
Tuberculosis.—The notifications received during
the year numbered 1,291, viz.:—
Under Form A.—Cases not previously notified 833
,, ,, B.—By School Medical Officers 58
„ „ C.—Cases admitted to Sanatoria and
Poor Law Institutions 233
,, ,, D.—Cases discharged from Sanatoria
and Poor Law Institutions 167
Of the above 594 were notifications of new cases, 496
being of pulmonary and 98 of other forms of tuberculosis.
The following table gives the sex and ages of the
persons notified:—