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Enteric Fever.—Six cases were notified, against 15
in 1918, and there were two deaths.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.—There were nine notified
cases, against eight in 1918, but in four the diagnosis
was not confirmed, and there were five deaths. No
contacts with the notified cases were bacteriologically
examined.
Polio-myelitis.—Two cases were reported. Both recovered
with slight permanent paralysis.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—Six cases were notified
and two deaths were ascribed to the disease, one being
an unnotified case. In three cases the diagnosis was
not confirmed.
Tuberculosis.—The notifications received during the
year numbered 1,269.
Under Form A.—Cases not previously notified 763
„ ,, B.—By School Medical Officers 30
„ „ C.—Cases admitted to Poor Law
stitutions and Sanatoria 270
„ „ D.—Cases discharged from Poor Law
Institutions and Sanatoria 206
Of the above, 588 were notifications of new cases,
433 being of pulmonary and 145 of other forms of
tuberculosis.
The following table gives the sex and ages of the
persons notified :—