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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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The following Table shows the total number of cases of infective
diseases notified during the year, the number removed to hospital,
the number that died in hospital and at home, as well as the total
number of deaths.

No cases of Small-pox were notified during the year, none in
1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913 or 1914, one in 1905,
six in 1904, and 28 in 1903.
One case of Typhus Fever was notified and removed to hospital
where on further examination it was found not to be a case of
Typhus Fever.
1,309 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified, compared with 1,417
in 1914, and 971 in 1913; of Diphtheria 723 compared with 552,
430 and 431; of Enteric Fever 53, compared with 48, 50 and 71;
of Puerperal Fever 11 compared with 30, 32 and 27; and of
Erysipelas 195, compared with 234, 204, and 207.
Compared with 1914 there has been an increase in the number
of cases of Diphtheria, Enteric Fever, Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis,
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