View report page

SCARLET FEVER.
There has been a slight fall in the number of cases of Scarlet
Fever, 507 cases being notified this year as against 584 last year.
Twenty cases were returned from hospital as not suffering from
Scarlet Fever and seven patients died.
SMALL POX.
Our good fortune with regard to Small-pox has continued,
and only 47 cases were notified ; in only one case was the diagnosis
not confirmed. In every instance the disease was mild in form
and there were no deaths.
One primary vaccination and eight re-vaccinations were
performed under the Public Health (Small-pox Prevention)
Regulations, 1917.
MEASLES.
As I stated in last year's Report special arrangements were
made with the School Medical Officer in anticipation of a
winter epidemic. It was hoped that with the assistance of
the school nurses earlier knowledge of suspected cases would be
obtained. The School Medical Officer has kindly supplied me with
the following summary of the work done by the school nurses
during the epidemic, i.e., December 1929 to June 1930 inclusive :—
Number of hours devoted to Measles work .. .. 570
Number of definite cases of Measles excluded by nurse
and reported to Medical Officer of Health .. .. l
Number of suspicious cases excluded by nurse .. .. 130
Number of suspicious or doubtful absentees reported .. 1,157
Number of suspicious cases excluded by nurse which
subsequently proved to be Measles .. .. .. 49
Number of suspicious absentees reported which were
confirmed as definite cases of Measles .. .. .. 277
Every suspected case, reported from whatever source, was
Immediately visited by the District Inspector. The total number
of cases reported during the year was 1,418, and there were 61