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Children : 0—15 years.
Year. Number immunised Number of Number of
under official cases of deaths from
arrangements. Diphtheria. Diphtheria.
1928 .. .. Nil 55 3
1929 .... Nil 42 2
1930 .... Nil 63 2
1931 .... Nil 44 2
1932 .... Nil 46 3
1933 81 3
1934 .. / 94 7
1935 .... 503 44 Nil
1936 .... 343 31 Nil
1937 .... 328 57 4
1938 .... 343 55 Nil
1939 .... 220 20 1
1940 .... 24 5 Nil
1941 .... 824 9 2
1942 .. .. 1,336 10 Nil
1943 .... 837 3 1
1944 .... 468 2 Nil
Vaccination.
There were 1,331 births registered during 1943, and of these 924 were
successfully vaccinated. One hundred and thirty-nine Statutory
Declarations were received.
Bacteriological Examinations.
The following examinations were carried out:—Diphtheria 94 j
Scarlet Fever (for Haem. Strep.) 5 ; Sputum for T.B. 377 ; Dysentery
6 ; Vincents Angina 3.
Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Mortality during 1944.
During the year 1944, 125 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
106 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 19 of other forms of
the disease.