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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
During the whole year there were 15 cases of Puerperal
Fever and six deaths. The death-rate was .01 per 1,000 and
the case mortality 40 per cent. All the cases were removed to
hospital. 42 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were also notified.
Erysipelas.
122 cases were notified and four deaths occurred during
the year, compared with 109 and eight in 1926.
Whooping Cough.
28 deaths occurred during the year, while the number of
cases notified was 1,829. The death-rate was .07 per 1,000.
49 of the cases were removed to hospital.
1,909 visits were made by the Sanitary Inspectors and
Health Visitors to houses where cases of Whooping Cough
occurred, and 235 premises were disinfected.
Influenza.
The number of deaths from Influenza was 136, compared
with 56 in 1926, 111 in 1925, and 139 in 1924.
The death-rate was .38 per 1,000.
Influenzal Pneumonia and Acute Primary Pneumonia.
138 cases of acute Influenzal Pneumonia and 543 cases of
acute Primary Pneumonia were notified. 25 of the former and
85 of the latter died.
The total number of deaths credited to all forms of Pneumonia
during the year was 239, compared with 217 in 1926,
181 in 1925, 233 in 1924, 189 in 1923, 236 in 1922, 241 in
1921, and 227 in 1920.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Six cases of this disease occurred and three of them died.
A further 23 deaths were registered as being caused by
Meningitis. One other case of this disease was notified. This
case died from Acute Miliary Tuberculosis.
Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis.
Seven cases occurred and no deaths were registered