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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The Chart shows the number of cases notified in each week
during the year.
The greatest number, viz:—35, was notified in the third week
of January, and the smallest, viz.:—eight, in the first week of
September.
There were other two weeks, viz.:—the third week of June
and the fourth week of July, when the number of cases notified
was over 30, the increase in these weeks having been chiefly due
to the cases from Hearnville Road School.
Of the total number of cases notified, viz.:—987, eight or '8r
per cent. were under one year, compared with 13 or one per cent.
in 1908; 253 or 25.6 per cent, were from one to five years, compared
with 318 or 25.8 per cent.; 574 or 58.1 per cent. from five to
15 years, compared with 716 or 58.1 per cent.; 94 or 9.5 per cent.
from 15 to 25 years, compared with 110 or nine per cent.; and
38 or 5.9 per cent. from 25 to 65 years, compared with 75 or 6.1
per cent.
Diphtheria.
The number of cases of Diphtheria notified during; the year
shows a satisfactory decrease compared with 1908, and is also
under the average number for the last 10 years.
The following Table shows the number of cases notified,
the number of deaths that occurred in the separate sub-districts
and in the whole Borough lor the years 1899-1908 inclusive, the
average for the 10 years, and the number of cases and deaths in
1909.