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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Infectious Diseases.—There were, omitting tuberculosis,
1,487 cases reported as due to notifiable infectious
diseases in the Borough, against 1,515 in the previous year.
There were also reported 1,918 cases of infectious diseases
that were not notifiable, against 442 in the previous year:
1,588 of these were Measles, and 330 Whooping Cough.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified was 228
against 239 in the previous year.
BACTERIOLOGY.
The following bacteriological examinations were made
on behalf of the Council:—
Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria-
True Diphtheria bacillus isolated 89
Negative results 989
Sputa from cases of suspected Tuberculosis—
Tubercle bacillus found 102
Tubercle bacillus not found 407
Blood from oases of suspected Fever—
Widal or Typhoid reaction obtained 2
Widal or Typhoid reaction not obtained 1
Stools, Negative 2
Urine 1
Spleen 1
Grand Total 1,654