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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The Chart (facing page 66) shows the number of cases notified
in each week during the year.
The greatest number, viz. 38, was notified in the second
week of November, and the smallest, three, in the third week of
August.
Of the total number of cases notified, viz. :—869, four or .46
per cent, were under one year, compared with one or .14 per cent,
in 1910 ; 201 or 23.1 per cent, were from one to five years, compared
with 174 or 25.3 per cent. ; 566 or 65.1 per cent, from five to 15
years, compared with 422 or 61.4 per cent. ; 61 or 7.0 per cent,
from 15 to 25 years, compared with 57 or 8.3 per cent. ; and 37
or 4.2 per cent, from 25 to 65 years, compared with 33 or 4.8 per
cent.
Diphtheria.
The number of cases of Diphtheria notified during the year
shows a considerable increase compared with the previous year,
and is slightly above 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 for the years 1901-1910 inclusive, the average
for the 10 years, and the number of cases and deaths in 1911.