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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1936.
14 of the cases were true Enteric Fever and 14 were Paratyphoid
Fever.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
During the year seven cases of Puerperal Fever and 20 cases
of Puerperal Pyrexia occurred. One of the cases died. The
death-rate was .002 per 1,000 of population and .24 per 1,000
(live and still) births.
Erysipelas.
127 cases were notified and two deaths occurred during the
year, compared with 125 and seven in 1935.
Whooping Cough.
12 deaths from Whooping Cough occurred during the year
and the death-rate was .03 per 1,000.
792 cases came to the knowledge of the Department during
the year.
94 of the cases were removed to hospital during the year.
654 visits were made by the Health Visitors to houses where
cases of Whooping Cough occurred, and four premises were
disinfected.
Influenza.
The number of deaths from Influenza was 44 compared
with 38 in 1935, 43 in 1934, 183 in 1933, 111 in 1932 and 97 in 1931.
The death-rate was .12 per 1,000.
Influenzal Pneumonia and Acute Primary Pneumonia.
46 cases of acute Influenzal Pneumonia, and 275 cases of
acute Primary Pneumonia were notified. 14 of the former and
40 of the latter died.
The total number of deaths credited to all forms of Pneumonia
during the year was 171, compared with 145 in 1935, 187
in 1934, 175 in 1933, 180 in 1932, 191 in 1931, 207 in 1930, 331 in
1929, 246 in 1928, 239 in 1927 and 217 in 1926.