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The attack rate per thousand inhabitants was 10.84 against
8.84 in 1925.
83 cases were returned from hospital as not suffering from
the disease for which they were notified, but, if allowance is made
for mild unreported cases, the recorded notifications would, if
anything, understate the actual number of cases.
DIPHTHERIA.
There were 714 cases of diphtheria notified in 1926 as against
535 cases in 1925.
The attack rate per thousand inhabitants was 5.80, against
4.35 in 1925. The case mortality was 5.9 per cent., against 5.4
per cent. in 1925 and 4.6 per cent. in 1924. Fifty cases were
returned as not suffering from this disease.
SCARLET FEVER.
The notifications of scarlet fever in 1926 were 426, against
353 in 1925.
This is an increase of 73. The distribution of the disease in
the various Wards, as shown in Table IV. of Appendix, was
fairly uniform.
Thirty-two cases were returned from hospital as not suffering
from scarlet fever.
There were 6 deaths, which gives the very low case mortality
of 1.4 per cent., against .85 per cent. in 1925. The disease, as in
recent years, was of a very mild type. The attack rate per
thousand inhabitants was 3.46 against 2.87 in 1925.
SMALL POX.
There were no cases notified during 1926 and 1925.
ENTERIC FEVER.
Three cases were notified during 1926 as against 5 in 1925.
One case was returned from hospital as not suffering from this
disease.
ERYSIPELAS.
Thirty cases were notified during 1926 as against 35 in 1925.