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children that the staffs should be immunised to
diphtheria by modern methods. lam pleased to
state that steps are actively being taken in this
direction.
Antidiphtheritic serum is stocked at the Town
Hall and supplied free on the order of a doctor.
56,000 units were supplied during the year.
Scarlet Fever.
There were 316 cases of scarlet fever notified
during the year.
Of these, there were 7 cases under the age of 1
year, 137 cases between the ages of 1 and 5 years, 153
cases between the ages of 5 and 15 years, 16 cases
between the ages of 15 and 25 years, and 3 cases
between the ages of 25 and 45 years.
Of the 316 cases, 314 were removed to an isolation
hospital.
Five deaths occurred from scarlet fever during
the year, all of which took place at hospitals.
Comparison with previous years is as follows : —
1918 ... ... 9 deaths
1919 ... ... 4 „
1920 ... ... 12 „
1921 ... ... 10 „
1922 ... ... 6 „
1923 ... ... 5 „
Small-pox.
One case of this disease was notified in the person
of a child aged 7 years. On examination at the
Isolation Hospital, however, the child was found not
to be suffering from small-pox and was discharged
home the same day.