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to children who develop a discharge from the nose or ears after
their return home, to children with adenoids, to children with
enlarged neck glands, and to children with sores on their lips,
ears, or on their faces. Twenty-eight such cases were kept
under the observation of the Medical Officer for periods varying
from one to four weeks before they were certified as being free
from infection and fit to resume school attendance. One patient,
upon discharge from hospital, had a " rash."
Enteric Fewer—In 1923 the number of cases notified
was 2, with no deaths. The numbers in previous years are given
in the accompanying table :—
Enteric Fever, 1911-1923.
Year.
No. of cases
notified.
No. of
Deaths.
Case Mortality
No. of Deaths,
per 100 cases
No. of
Cases per
10,000 of
Population.
No. of
Deaths per
10,000 of
Population.
1911
74
9
12.2
8.4
1. 02
1912
5
1
20.0
0.58
0.11
1913
15
0
0.0
1.7
O.O
1914
15
2
12.5
1.8
O.24
1915
3
1
33.3
0.39
O.13
1916
4
0
0.0
0.53
O.O
1917
2
1
50.0
0.9
0.14
1918
2
0
o.o
0.30
O.OO
1919
7
0
O.O
0.93
0.00
1920
5
0
00
0.64
0.00
1921
5
0
0.0
0 .65
O.OO
1922
4
1
250
0.52
0.13
1923
2
0
0.0
0.26
O.O
Cases of typhoid fever, on their discharge from hospital, are
visited and examined. A leaflet of instruction is left with them,
and special attention is directed to its more important clauses,