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MEASLES.
The number of cases of this disease notified under the regulations
was 85 and a further 65 cases were reported to me from
various sources, making a total of 150 cases of measles during
the year. In seven cases the diagnosis of measles was subsequently
found to be inaccurate, so that the net figure for the year
was 143. Fifty-four patients were removed to hospital for
treatment and home nursing was provided in 6 cases. There
were no deaths.
DISINFECTION.
The figures showing the work done in the disinfecting station
are set out below. For many years it has been the custom in
this borough to insist on the disinfection of premises and articles
exposed to infection in all cases of notifiable infectious disease,
regard being had as far as possible to the convenience of the
householder. Rooms are sealed for disinfection and beds, bedding,
clothes and other articles are brought into the station for
treatment.
Pillows (cases) 1,746
Beds 673
Quilts 1,203
Blankets 2,445
Bolsters 589
Sheets 1,672
Furniture 3,068
„ (cases) 293
Books 106
Miscellaneous 5,538
Cushions 195
Verminous Clothing 1,855
„ Bedding 15,870
Mattresses 18
Scabies, Clothing 15,673
Overlays 740
Pillows 1,820
25,012 new tabs were used to replace those taken off
mattresses, palliasses, and cushions before disinfection.
Number of rooms disinfected 2,659
Number of mattresses and other articles destroyed 1,931
Furniture, Floorcloth, etc. destroyed 98 Loads