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There were 3 deaths for 1957, no deaths for 1956, 2 deaths for
1955, one for 1954. 4 for 1953, none for 1952 and 3 for each of the
years 1951 and 1950.
Smallpox.—No deaths from Smallpox have been recorded
during the year, this year being the 58th since a death from this
disease occurred.
Measles.—One death from measles was recorded during the
year and this was in respect of a male of 56 years. There were
no deaths from this complaint during the years 1959 and 1958,
but there were 2 for 1957, none for 1956 and 2 for 1955. Prior to
1955 no deaths had been registered since the year 1947 when there
was one.
Scarlet Fever.—For the fourteenth year in succession there
were no deaths attributed to this cause. One was recorded in 1946,
none in 1945 and one in 1944.
Whooping Cough.—No deaths were credited to this cause
during the current year, a similar position to that obtaining during
each of the previous 7 years.
Two deaths were registered for 1953, none for 1952 and one
for each of the years 1951 and 1950.
Enteric Fever.—There were no deaths arising from this cause
during the year and none have been recorded since 1941. Only 2
deaths from Typhoid Fever have been registered during the last
25 years.
Diarrhœa and Zymotic Enteritis.—Compared with a nil
return for the current year and for 1959 there was one for 1958, one
for 1957 and a nil return for each of the years 1956 and 1955. One
death from this cause was registered in 1954, two during 1953 and
none during 1952.
Diphtheria.—Again it is gratifying to report that there were
no deaths from Diphtheria during the year under review and that
it is now 14 years since one was recorded.
Tuberculosis.—There were 4 deaths from this disease
during the year, giving a death rate of 0.04 compared with 14
deaths and a rate of 0.15 for 1959. The rate for the present year
compares very favourably with the average tuberculosis death
rate for the previous ten years, viz., 0.21 and the decrease in the
number of deaths since last year is a further acknowledgment, if
such were needed, of the effectiveness of modern therapeutic
methods.