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Deaths under one year of age of Illegitimate Children.—There
were 42 illegitimate births registered during the
year, and 4 deaths under one year of age of illegitimate children
occurred. This given an infantile mortality among illegitimate
children of 90.
The number of illegitimate births registered wa» 995, and
the number of deaths under one year ol age of legitimate children
was 00. This gives an infantile mortality among legitimate children
of 01.
Infectious Diseases.—The eases of Infectious Disease
notified during 1918 were as follows:—
Scarlet Fever 89
Diphtheri 07
Enteric Fever 8
Puerperal Fever 2
Erysipelas 23
Small Pox 0
Cholera 0
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 1
Phthisis 187
Other forms of Tuberculosis 10
Poliomyelitis 3
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2
Measles 790
German Measles 119
1,310
Considering the diseases now notifiable as below (Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria, Membranous Croup, Enteric or Typhoid Fever,
including Paratyphoid Fever, Typhus Fever, Ttelapsing Fever,
Continued Fever, Puerporal Fever, Erysipelas, Small Pox,
Cholera, Plague, Measles and German Measles, Acute Poliomyelitis,
Cerebro-Spinal Fever, Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
or Spotted Fever, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Tuberculosis, Acute
Encephalitis Lethargica, Acute Polio Encephalitis) it will be seen
that the cases notified to me numbered 1,110 in 1918. This is a