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Birth Rate.— The Birth rate was 7.9 per 1,000
persons, based on a nett number of 115 births.
Vaccination.—100 out of 254 births notified to the
Public Vaccinator had been successfully vaccinated at
the end of the year.
Death Rate.—The Death rate was 15.6 per 1,000,
compared with 15.0 in the previous year.
Infantile Mortality.—The deaths of children
under one year were at the rate of 69 per 1,000 births.
Infant Visitations.—213 visits were made to the
homes of newly-born children, and 147 attendances of
mothers with infants were made at the City Shelter.*
Causes of Death.—No special observations are
necessary beyond the fact that out of 229 deaths
registered 30 were due to Phthisis, 16 to Cancer,
24 to Heart Disease, 20 to Bronchitis, and 13 to
Violence.
Notification of Infectious Diseases.—The nett
number of cases was as follows:—
Small-pox. 0
Diphtheria 31
Scarlet Fever 17
Enteric Fever 0
Erysipelas 3
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 0
Measles and German Measles 256
Chicken-pox 20
* The City Shelter was closed for purp ses of the Mothers' Class
during 1917. Other arrangements will be made to accommodate the class.