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C(2)c. Diphtheria.
Five cases of diphtheria were notified throughout the year
all receiving hospital treatment. It is gratifying to record that
again there were no deaths from this disease and the borough
is now reaping the benefit from the immunisation campaigns
continued throughout the last four years.
C(2)d. Measles and Whooping Cough.
The epidemic of measles and whooping cough were both
notable for their mildness and freedom from complications.
This was particularly fortunate in view of the loss of the
isolation hospital which occurred early in the year.
Only 3 patients out of the 232 notified cases of measles
and one of the 117 notified cases of whooping cough had to
seek hospital treatment. The latter, a premature baby, aged
1 month, died in the Sevenoaks Isolation Hospital from
Broncho-pneumonia and exhaustion complicating its whoping
cough and emphasizes the deadly nature of this disease in
children under the age of two years.
Age Distribution.
C(2)e.
This second table shows in details the age distribution of the
notified diseases mentioned previously:—