View report page

17
These deaths included:—
14 from Phthisis.
6 „ Cancer (malignant disease).
31 „ Lung Complaints.
18 „ Heart Diseases.
60 „ Brain Diseases.
III.—INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The Infectious Disease (Notification) Act has been
in force in this District since the year 1890. In July of
that year Measles was also included in the list of notifiable
diseases, and in the summer of 1894, it was
considered necessary that Diarrhoea should, for a short
period, also be considered a notifiable desease. Owing
to the epidemic of Small Pox that existed in and around
London, as well as the Croydon Rural District,
during the latter part of 1901 and the beginning of
1902, Chicken Pox was also made a Notifiable Disease,
and continued to be so until the end of July, 1903. It
was of great assistance in combating the outbreak of
Small Pox. In April, 1907, Cerebro Spinal Meningitis
was also made a notifiable disease for twelve months.
The Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act is also in
force in this District.
During the year 1474 cases of Infectious Disease
were either notified to the Sanitary Department or came
to its knowledge through the vigilance of its Inspectors.
Of this number 999 were due to Measles. Consequently,
excluding this disease, there were 475
cases of other Notifiable Diseases, as against 591
in 1907, 439 in 1906, 397 in 1905, 333 in 1904, and
227 in 1903.