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The particulars of cases in previous years are appended:—
Year.
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Deaths.
Case Mortality.
No of Deaths
per 100 cases
notified.
No. of
Cases per
10,000 of
Population.
No. of
Deaths per
10,000 of
Population.
1911
159
17
10.7
18.1
1.9
1912
148
14
9.4
17.1
1.6
1913
91
9
9.8
10.7
1.06
1914
134
9
6.7
16.1
1.08
1915
116
9
7.7
15.0
1.17
1916
162
14
8.6
21.8
1.88
1917
144
8
5.5
21.1
1.17
1918
110
10
9.1
16.5
1.50
1919
1l6
11
7.9
15.4
1.46
1920
215
27
12.5
27.4
3.45
1921
324
36
11.1
42.2
4.69
1922
352
31
8.8
45.8
4.03
1923
263
8
3.07
33.6
1.03
All the cases were investigated, and the source, if possible,
was ascertained. The premises were inspected, and notices were
served for sanitary defects. The drains were carefully examined,
and in nearly every case tested. Three of the cases were contracted in hospital after the patients had been admitted suffering
from diseases other than diphtheria. There were nine "return"
cases.
Cases Discharged oured from Hospitals.-A few days
after their return home from fever hospitals, all patients are
examined very carefully, and a record kept of their condition. A
leaflet is given to the patients, its terms explained, and precautionary measures are advised. If a child has a discharge from the
nose, or if for any other reason the infection is believed to persist,
the mother is advised to take the child to her own doctor, or if
poor, to bring it to the Public Health Department.