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Of the 327 cases notified 315, or 96.3 per cent., were removed to
hospital with 18 deaths, a mortality of 5.7 per cent., whilst in the 12
cases treated at home there was 1 death, a mortality of 8.3 per cent.
The wards most affected were in the order named.
ENTERIC FEVER.
The deaths from Enteric Fever in the borough during the year
numbered 6, as against 4, 5 and 7. in the three preceding years.
The total number of cases notified was 39 for the present year, and
39, 45 and 54, for the three preceding years.
The percentage of deaths to the total number of cases notified
was 154.
The annual mortality per 1,000 living was 0.03.
The number of cases notified during the last ten years:—
1904 92 1909 35
1905 74 1910 54
1906 111 1911 45
1907 80 1912 39
1908 48 1913 39
The number of deaths from Enteric Fever for the last ten years:—
1904 18 1909 6
1905 11 1910 7
1906 21 1911 5
1907 11 1912 4
1908 7 1913 6
Of the 39 cases notified as many as 36 were removed to hospital, of
which 4 died, a mortality of 11.1 per cent.
In the 3 cases treated at home 2 died, a mortality of 66 6 per cent.
The percentage of cases removed to hospital to the total number
notified was 92.3.
Supposed cause of the disease:—
In 2 cases mussels had been eaten, in 2 cases oysters, in 1 winkles,
in 1 crab, in 1 fried fish, and in one a foul cistern had been cleansed. In