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upon examination I was able to satisfy myself that the
disease was Chicken Pox only. Both children made a
normal recovery. After the expiration of the Order, we
received from Head Teachers of Elementary Schools
notice of 327 cases of Chicken Pox; all these were visited
and dealt with in the usual manner. In forty instances
it was found that the information was incorrect either
as to the address of the patient or the nature of the
disease from which the child was suffering.
ERYSIPELAS.
I received 222 notifications of cases of Erysipelas,
hut as 25 of these were duplicates the actual number of
cases was 197, a decrease of ]10 on the previous year.
As in all cases of infection, the homes of the patients
were visited, insanitary conditions remedied under notice
and disinfection carried out after removal or recovery,
where necessary. There were nine deaths from Erysipelas,
but in addition to these, six deaths were recorded
from Cellulitis, which is a very similar disease, and
included amongst the unclassified deaths in Table III.
imder the head of "other defined diseases" were 40
deaths from various forms of sepsis. Of these ten were
from abscess, the result of middle-ear disease, and eight
of abscess in connection with diseased bone.
APPENDICITIS.
Four deaths were registered as from this cause;
one was stated to be after operation.