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DIPHTHERIA.
There were 580 cases of Diphtheria notified
during the year.
Of these there were 13 cases under the ace of
1 year, 174 between the ages of 1 and 5 years, 326
between the ages of 5 and 15 years, 50 between the
ages of 15 and 25 years, 15 cases between the ages
of 25 and 45 years, 1 case between the ages of 45 and
65 years, and 1 case over the age of 65 years.
Of the 580 cases, 566 were removed to an Isolation
Hospital. In 24 instances the Hospital authorities
reported the diagnosis to be incorrect.
Thirty-six deaths from this disease occurred
during the year, 34 of which took place at hospitals.

A little difficulty was experienced during the
autumn months in obtaining prompt removal of cases
notified. In really urgent cases removal was generally
effected forthwith, but in other cases there was a
delay of some hours, or even a day or two. The delay
did not at any time equal that experienced in 1919.
SCARLET FEVER.
There were 1,070 cases of Scarlet Fever notified
during the year.