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Non-Notifiable Diseases.—5,071 cases came to the knowledge of the
Medical Officer of Health during the year, viz., 2,470 cases of Measles, 815 cases of
Chicken-pox, 533 of Whooping Cough, and 1,253 of other diseases.
The information respecting these cases was received from the teachers of
schools within the borough.
Exclusion of Scholars from Schools.— 3,418 children were excluded
from classrooms of various schools owing to the presence of an infectious disease,
chiefly Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever, in the houses wherein they lived.

*Note.—"Other Diseases" include Mumps, Scabies, Ophthalmia, Itch, etc.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
2,793 examinations were made for the medical profession of the sputum, of
swabs from the throat, and of the blood of patients suspected to be suffering from
Tuberculosis, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever, respectively.
The number is a decrease of 18 on that of the preceding year. It was, however,
109 above the decennial average. Of the total examinations, 354, or 12.6 per
cent. gave positive results.
Diphtheria. 1,984 specimens were examined for Diphtheria, of which 238,
or 11.9 per cent., were found to contain Diphtheria bacilli.
Enteric Fever.—14 specimens of blood were examined, 5 of which gave
positive results.
Tuberculosis.—795 specimens of sputum were examined, 111, or 13.9 per
cent., of which showed that the patients were suffering from pulmonary
tuberculosis. These are in addition to routine examinations at the two Tuberculosis
Dispensaries.

*2 not tested for Pathogenicity as clinically confirmed.