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INFECTIVE DISEASES
The number of deaths from notifiable infectious diseases, including
all forms of tuberculosis, was 171.
From all notifiable infective diseases the death-rate was 0.52
per 1,000.
Table IV shows the number of cases of the notifiable diseases
reported, arranged in age groups, and Table V shows the same
figures arranged in the sub-districts in which they occurred.
Smallpox
No case occurred in the Borough during the year.
Notification is frequently received from Port and Local Authorities
of persons coming into the Borough who may have been in contact
with Smallpox. Observation for the necessary period is kept on
these persons by members of the Public Health Department.
Diphtheria
There were no confirmed cases during the year. Twenty-two
cases were reported, but after admission to hospital were found
to be incorrectly diagnosed.
Scarlet Fever
Five hundred and sixty-three cases of Scarlet Fever were notified
or reported compared with 414 in 1951, 584 in 1950, and 495 in 1949.
The diagnosis was not confirmed in 28 cases.
One death was attributed to Scarlet Fever during the year.
Whooping Cough
Four hundred cases were notified during the year. There was one
death.
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