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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
or 26.5 per cent.; 937 or 62.7 per cent. from five to 15 years, compared
with 444 or 57.4 per cent.; 129 or 8.6 per cent. from 15 to 25
years, compared with 80 or 10.3 per cent.; and 59 or 4.0 per cent.
rom 25 to 65, compared with 33 or 4.3 per cent.
There has thus been a considerable increase at school age, from
five to 15 years, in the percentage of cases notified and a diminution at
all other ages compared with the previous year.
Diphtheria.
The number of cases of this disease notified shows a satisfactory
decrease compared with 1904 and the decennial average.
The following Table shows the number of cases notified, and the
number of deaths that occurred in the separate sub-districts and in
the whole borough for the years 1895-1904 inclusive, the average for
these 10 years, and the number of cases notified in 1905:—