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Infectious Disease. Eighteen cases of Infectious Disease
were notified and dealt with during the year, viv.:—
Scarlet Fever 6
Diphtheria 5
Erysipelas 7
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Scarlet Fever shows a decrease of 51 cases, Diphtheria the
same number of cases as last year, viz., 5, and Erysipelas an increase
of one case.
It was found necessary to remove nine cases to the Isolation
Hospital, which was a decrease of 45 cases over the previous year.
During the past year the number of cases recorded proved to be
a record for the smallest number notified since the formation of
the Urban District, the lowest number previously recorded being
33 cases in the year 1901.
Six cases of Phthisis were notified during the year, two cases
being notified under the Voluntary Scheme, one under the Poor
Law Regulations, and three under the Tuberculosis (in Hospitals)
Regulations.
This is a decrease of four over the previous year.
One of the cases proved fatal, and one of the cases notified
in the year 1909 also proved fatal.
Disinfectants were regularly supplied to the patients.
Fourteen houses or parts of houses were sprayed and fumigated
during the year, and the Owners, I am glad to say, readily
assisted by cleansing the rooms as soon as possible.
The fumigation was carried out by Sulphur Dioxide and Formalin
Fumigators, the clothing, &c., being disinfected with a
solution of Izal.
The rooms and bedding were also sprayed with an Equifex
Spray Pump, Formic Aldehyde as a 2 per cent, solution being used
for this purpose.
Three premises were disinfected after the occurrence of fatal
cases of Phthisis, although two of the cases were not notified until
after death had occurred.
Infantile Diarrhœa. In August a circular letter was received
from the Local Government Board advising flying visits being