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INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The following Table shows the number of cases of
Infectious Disease notified, together with the number
removed to Hospital, and the total deaths:—
Disease
Number
Notified
Removed to
Hospital
Deaths
Scarlet Fever
155
100
•••
Diphtheria
4
19†
...
Erysipelas
17
...
...
Cerebro-Spinal Fever
4
4
Puerperal Pyrexia
2
...
...
Ophthalmia
Neonatorum
1
...
...
Pneumonia
67
...
32*
Dysentery
8
...
...
Scabies
165
...
...
Whooping Cough
88
...
...
Measles
415
1
...
Totals
926
124
32
* All forms of Pneumonia.
† Including 15 cases found not to be Diphtheria.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION CLINIC.
The following work has been done in connection with the
Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic during the year:—
Number of sessions held 231
Number of new cases 1,623
Number of cases re-tested 728
Number found susceptible after final Schick test 11
Number found not susceptible after final Schick
test 717
Subsequent attendances 4,850
Total number of attendances 7,201
Number of cases completed during 1946 1,307
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Number of cases notified 1
Number of cases treated in hospital 1
Number of cases in which sight was unimpaired 1
do. do. impaired Nil
Number of cases removed from District Nil
Number who died Nil
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