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Measles.—This is not now a notifiable disease, but by arrangement
with the School Teachers, School Attendance Officers, the
Infant Welfare Centre, etc., and by a special arrangement whereby
a fee of 1s. per notification is paid to the Doctors in respect of
children of school age, information is received of a large proportion
of the cases occurring among children up to the age of 14 years.
Through these channels 29 cases—13 males and 16 females—came
to our notice during the year. One death occurred, a female aged
10 months.
By an arrangement with the Joint Hospital Board, severe cases
of Measles, where the home conditions are unsatisfactory, can be
removed to the Isolation Hospital for treatment, provided the
Medical Officer of Health certifies that this course is necessary.
No case was removed to hospital during the year.
The School Nurse visits all cases which come to our notice and
gives suitable advice as to management and treatment.
The following statement gives the ages in age-periods of those
attacked: —
0 1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5 10 10-15
3 1 2 3 1 12 7
Whooping Cough.—Information relating to cases of Whooping
Cough is received from the same sources as in the case of Measles,
and the School Nurse also visits the homes, obtains certain particulars,
and gives appropriate advice.
One hundred and seventy-four cases were notified—79 males and
95 females—and three children died, 2 males aged 1 month and
10 months respectively, and one female aged one and a half years.
The following statement gives the ages in age-periods of those
attacked: —
0-1 1-2 2-3 3 4 4-5 5-10 10-15
II 17 19 22 20 |80 5