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The attack rate per thousand inhabitants was 10.65 against
10.84 in 1926.
59 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 481 cases of diphtheria notified in 1927 as against
714 cases in 1926.
The attack rate per thousand inhabitants was 3.98, against
5.80 in 1926. The case mortality was 2.7 per cent., against 5.9
per cent. in 1926 and 5.4 per cent. in 1925. Thirty-one cases
were returned as not suffering from this disease.
SCARLET FEVER.
The notifications of scarlet fever in 1927 were 601, against
426 in 1926.
This is an increase of 175.. The distribution of the disease in
the various Wards, as shown in Table IV. of Appendix, was
fairly uniform.
Twenty-seven cases were returned from hospital as not
suffering from scarlet fever.
There were no deaths. The case mortality for 1926 was 1.4
per cent. The disease, as in recent years, was of a very mild
type. The attack rate per thousand inhabitants was 4.97 against
3.46 in 1926.
SMALL POX.
There were no cases notified during 1927 and 1926.
ENTERIC FEVER.
One case was notified during 1927 as against 3 in 1926.
ERYSIPELAS.
Twenty-five cases were notified during 1927 as against 30 in
1926.