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(c) Diphtheria.—95 cases were notified, compared with 107
the preceding year. Of cases notified, 89 were removed and treated
in the local isolation hospital. 4 deaths from diphtheria occurred.
The average stay of clinical diphtheria in hospital was 40 days,
the longest stay being 98 and the shortest 3 days.
Sex.—43 cases were male and 52 female.
(d) Enteric Fever.—Three cases of enteric fever were notified
during the year, all of which were removed to hospital.
(e) Puerperal Fever.—One case was notified during the
year, and was not admitted to hospital. The case recovered.
(f) Puerperal Pyrexia.—Four cases were notified during the
year. All of the cases recovered.
(g) Erysipelas.—36 cases were notified during the year
compared with 26 during 1928. Five patients were removed to
hospital.
(h) Malaria and Trench Fever.—No cases were notified during
the year.
(i) Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.—102 cases
were notified dur ng 1929, compared with 74 for the preceding
year. Six patients were admitted to hospital.
(j) Encephalitis Lethargica.—].12
No cases were notified during the
year.
(k) Chicken-Pox.—In view of the prevalence of small-pox in
surrounding districts, chicken-pox was made a notifiable disease in
the district in April, 1928, and continued to be notifiable throughout
1929. A total of 414 cases were notified during the year,
compared with 303 during 1928.
Sex.—213 were male and 201 female.
(II) NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The most important of these are measles, whooping cough and
summer diarrhoea. There were no serious epidemics of these
diseases, and the deaths registered were as follows :—
Measles
Whooping Cough
Summer Diarrhoea 10