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Scarlet Fever fell from 50 cases in 1903 to 24 in 1904, as
follows:—
January 4 cases
March 5 „
April 2 „
May 1 case
July 1 „
September 2 cases
November 6 ,,
December 3 ,,
Total 24 cases
Locally they occurred as follows:—
Hayes 2 cases
Chelsfield 9 „
Farnborough 5 „
Orpington 4 „
St. Mary Cray 1 case
Mottingham 1 „
North Cray 1 „
St. Pauls Cray 1 ,,
Total 24 cases
The cases occurred at the following age-periods:—
1—5 5—15 25—65
years. years. jears.
3 20 1 — 24 cases
The disease was cf a mild type and no deaths resnlttd.
Enteric (01 Typhoid) Fever. Four non-fatal cases occurred
—the same number as in 1903—at the following age periods:—
1—5 15—25 25—65
years. years. years.
1 1 2=4 cases
One occurred at Mottingham in January and 1 in February;
One at the Union Workhouse, Farnborough in July; and one at
St. Mary Cray in August.
I made several communications to your Council during the
year respecting matters referred to in a Report made to a Local
Committee at Mottingham by Dr. Simpson. While I did not think
that the facts bore out the conclusions arrived at, viz., that the