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The accompanying table shows the number of patients
attending the Schick Clinic which is regrettably small in spite of
judicious propaganda. There appears to be a widespread aversion
in the borough to inoculation of any kind for preventative pur
poses.
No. of patients
examined
No. found to
be positive and
immunised
No. found
to be
negative
No.
immunised
without
Test
No. of
sessions
Total
attendances
24
12
9
3
54
107
SCARLET FEVER.
The number of cases notified this year is 310, of which 7
cases were returned as not suffering from Scarlet Fever. The
net figure of 303 compares very favourably with that of 487
for last year and is the lowest figure recorded since 1918 There
was only one death
SMALL-POX.
I am very pleased to be able to note that the number of cases
of Small-Pox notified was only three. Five re-vaccinations were
performed under the Public Health (Small-Pox Prevention)
Regulations, 1917.
MEASLES.
This is not an epidemic year and the number of cases of
Measles reported to me was only 216 as compared with 1,418
cases last year. Of these, 69 cases were removed to hospital
and 15 patients were nursed at home. Three patients died.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.