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a powerful preventive influence on infectious diseases.
Through notification the Medical Officer of 1 Iealth learns
from day today the progress of Infectious Disease in his
District and can take prompt measures accordingly; he
must therefore welcome it as an additional help in the
cxercise of his duties.
Turning again to the table it will be seen that there
was a decline in the number of deaths under all but one
heading, and this was precisely the same as last year.
Scarlet Fever.—Contributed one death only, but 46 cases
of the disease were removed to hospital, where 3 died.
There was an increase in the number of cases of Scarlet
Fever of a generally mild type during the year, as compared
with the year before, and this was also the case in
the Metropolis generally.
Diphtheria.—Caused six deaths, thirteen cases of the
disease came to our knowledge during the year, 3 of
these were imported, the remainder were distributed
north, south, east and west over the sub-district.
Enteric Fever.—Caused one death.
The mortality from Whooping Cough, Measles and
Diarrhoea, was below the average.
Tlic mortality from Zymotic Diseases was very low
and their prevalence comparatively slight.
otfier Diseases. These are grouped under five heads in the
Mortality Table.The percentage which several of the diseases
under these heads formed of the total deaths is as follows
:—